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25th Knesset · outgoing

Mandatory Service for All Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק שירות חובה לכל

TL;DRA proposal for a law of mandatory service for citizens in Israel for two years, in public and security bodies.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The proposal sets up a system of mandatory national-civic service for two years, at an average of 36 hours per week. The service will be performed in operating bodies such as the police, fire and rescue, security services and public bodies in fields such as health, education and welfare. Those serving will not receive a salary but will be entitled to subsistence payments, travel expenses and insurance coverage. The proposal constitutes a new legal obligation on every citizen, with the establishment of a government authority that will manage the service and supervise the operating bodies in which the service is performed.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: June 26, 2024

The votes on this bill

Rejected42 for · 63 against · 0 abstained · 15 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudAgainst 26 · Absent 6
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
United Torah JudaismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Religious ZionismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 6
NoamAgainst 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 48 seats

Yesh AtidFor 23 · Absent 1
Ra'amAgainst 4 · Absent 1
LaborFor 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.