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25th Knesset · outgoing

Government Law (Amendment – Holding a Periodic Press Conference for Media Outlets in Israel) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הממשלה (תיקון - קיום מסיבת עיתונאים עיתית לגופי התקשורת בישראל)

TL;DRThe bill requires the Prime Minister to hold a press conference at least once every 45 days with media outlets in Israel.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill provides that the Prime Minister will hold a briefing with representatives of the media outlets active in Israel, at least once every 45 days, for no less than 60 minutes of answering questions. The briefing will be held in Hebrew, run by the Government Press Office, and representatives of television stations and radio channels, veteran weekly newspapers and widely circulated websites will be invited to it. The briefing may be postponed for a period of up to 14 days in exceptional circumstances related to state security or the security of the Prime Minister.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: October 30, 2024

The votes on this bill

Rejected10 for · 28 against · 0 abstained · 82 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudAgainst 15 · Absent 17
ShasAgainst 3 · Absent 8
United Torah JudaismAgainst 1 · Absent 6
Religious ZionismAgainst 3 · Absent 4
Otzma YehuditAgainst 2 · Absent 4
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 1 · Absent 23
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amFor 1 · Absent 4
Hadash–Ta'alFor 1 · Absent 4
LaborFor 3 · Absent 1

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