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Center for Commemorating the Heritage of President Yitzhak Navon Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק המרכז להנצחת מורשתו של הנשיא יצחק נבון

TL;DRA bill to establish a center to commemorate the legacy of President Yitzhak Navon, comprising a memorial site, a museum, a research institute and an archive.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill seeks to establish a center for the study and handling of material on President Yitzhak Navon, his work and his legacy. The center will include: a memorial site with a museum and permanent exhibitions, an institute for research and education on the values of social cohesion and the promotion of different cultures in Israel, an archive of materials relating to Navon, and annual celebrations on his birthday. The center will be run by an 11-member council.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 8, 2026
Initiated by: oppositionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected23 for · 38 against · 1 abstained · 58 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 18 · Absent 14
ShasAgainst 6 · Absent 5
United Torah JudaismAgainst 4 · Absent 3
Religious ZionismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 1 · Abstained 1 · Absent 4
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 4

Left the coalition 9 seats

Blue and White – National UnityFor 1 · Absent 7
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 19 · Absent 5
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amAbsent 5
Hadash–Ta'alAbsent 5
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.
Center for Commemorating the Heritage of President Yitzhak Navon BillJuly 16, 2025