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25th Knesset · outgoing

Application of Sovereignty to Beitar Illit Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק החלת ריבונות על ביתר עילית

TL;DRA bill to apply Israeli law, Israeli administration and Israeli sovereignty to Beitar Illit.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill proposes applying the law, administration and jurisdiction of the State of Israel to the area of Beitar Illit. The minister in charge of implementing the law (the Minister of Interior) will be authorized to issue regulations in coordination with the Minister of Justice and the relevant Knesset committee, including transitional provisions and determining the treatment of provisions and rights that were previously in force in Beitar Illit. The explanatory notes state that Beitar Illit is the largest city in Judea and Samaria, established in 1985 and declared a city in 1996, with about 65,000 residents.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: December 31, 2025
Initiated by: oppositionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected8 for · 45 against · 3 abstained · 64 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 20 · Absent 12
ShasAgainst 7 · Absent 4
United Torah JudaismAgainst 4 · Absent 3
Religious ZionismAgainst 2 · Absent 5
Otzma YehuditAgainst 5 · Absent 1
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 2 · Absent 2

Left the coalition 9 seats

Blue and White – National UnityFor 2 · Absent 6
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidAbstained 3 · Absent 21
Yisrael BeytenuFor 6
Ra'amAgainst 2 · Absent 3
Hadash–Ta'alAgainst 2 · Absent 3
LaborAgainst 1 · Absent 3

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