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25th Knesset · outgoing

Law of Return (Amendment – Rights of Family Members) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק השבות (תיקון - זכויות בני משפחה)

TL;DRThe proposal deletes the right of grandchildren of Jews to take part in the Law of Return, so that only children of a Jew will be eligible.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal amends the Law of Return by deleting the provision that allows a grandchild of a Jew to receive rights and a citizenship connection, even if the grandchild themselves or their parents are not Jewish. According to the explanatory notes, the amendment aims to limit eligibility to the children of a Jewish person only, in order to reduce cases in which people without a real connection to the Jewish people receive rights under the law.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 9, 2025
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected18 for · 54 against · 0 abstained · 48 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudFor 1 · Against 18 · Absent 13
ShasFor 9 · Absent 2
United Torah JudaismFor 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditFor 1 · Absent 5
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 2 · Absent 2
NoamFor 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidAgainst 20 · Absent 4
Yisrael BeytenuAgainst 4 · Absent 2
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborAgainst 4

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