Defense Service Law (Amendment No. 25 – Temporary Provision – Swords of Iron) (Raising the Age of Exemption from Reserve Service) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק שירות ביטחון (תיקון מס' 25 – הוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (העלאת גיל הפטור משירות מילואים)
TL;DRThe law provided that anyone who was due to receive an exemption from reserve service for reasons of age on 31.12.2023 will remain part of the reserve system until 29.2.2024.
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What does the bill do?
This concerns reservists who are not officers and turned 40 in 2023, officers who turned 45 in 2023, and those serving in the positions and professions set in the age exceptions order who turned 45 or 49 in 2023, as the case may be.
Became lawFirst plenum vote: December 14, 2023
The votes on this bill
Passed2 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 118 did not vote
Coalition 72 seats
LikudFor 1 · Absent 31
ShasFor 1 · Absent 10
Blue and White – National UnityAbsent 8
United Torah JudaismAbsent 7
Religious ZionismAbsent 7
Otzma YehuditAbsent 6
NoamAbsent 1
Opposition 48 seats
Yesh AtidAbsent 24
Yisrael BeytenuAbsent 6
Ra'amAbsent 5
Hadash–Ta'alAbsent 5
LaborAbsent 4
New Hope – The United RightAbsent 4
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