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25th Knesset · outgoing

Civilian Service Law (Amendment – Civilian Reserve Service for National Service and Civilian Service Graduates in Emergencies) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק שירות אזרחי (תיקון - שירות מילואים אזרחי לבוגרי שירות לאומי ושירות אזרחי בעיתות חירום)

TL;DRA proposal to allow volunteers who completed national or civic service to be called up by order for civilian reserve service in times of emergency, in the fields of security and rescue.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal amends the Civic Service Law to add a power for the Minister of Defense, by an emergency decision with the approval of the government, to call up by order volunteers who completed national or civic service for civilian reserve service. The order will be applied in the bodies employing the volunteer in the fields that were set: home front security, internal defense, road safety and public security. The order will be brought for the approval of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee within 48 hours and will expire within 7 days if not approved.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: June 24, 2026

The votes on this bill

Rejected33 for · 48 against · 0 abstained · 39 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 23 · Absent 9
ShasAgainst 7 · Absent 4
United Torah JudaismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Religious ZionismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 4 · Absent 2
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 3 · Absent 1

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamFor 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 17 · Absent 7
Yisrael BeytenuFor 5 · Absent 1
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 3 · Absent 1

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