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25th Knesset · outgoing

Conditioning Housing Benefits on Fulfillment of Obligations under the Defense Service Law Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק התניית הטבות בדיור בקיום חובות לפי חוק שירות ביטחון

TL;DRA bill to make eligibility to participate in discounted housing programs conditional on fulfilling obligations under the Defense Service Law.

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What does the bill do?

The bill states that a person who did not fulfill an obligation imposed on them under the Defense Service Law will not be entitled to participate in a program for allocating discounted housing of a local authority or a state authority. The explanatory notes state that the bill is intended to create equality between civic duties and social rights, and refers specifically to the situation of Haredi yeshivas that received an exemption from conscription.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: October 22, 2025

The votes on this bill

Rejected40 for · 53 against · 1 abstained · 26 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 26 · Absent 6
ShasAgainst 8 · Absent 3
Religious ZionismAgainst 5 · Abstained 1 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 4 · Absent 2
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 3 · Absent 1

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 23 · Absent 1
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 4

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