Criminal and civil law

The bill extends the statute of limitations for sexual offenses against minors.

It was provided in the law (for clarification) that a guardian may open or manage a payment account for the person under their guardianship, and use payment instruments, checks and debit authorizations on their behalf, including by online means.

Section 27A of the Legal Capacity and Guardianship Law, 5722-1962 (hereinafter – the law), provided before the law was enacted that a parent's guardianship would be revoked automatically if they were convicted of murder or attempted murder of the minor's other parent or of one of their own children, or if they were convicted of the offense…

The law empowers the Administrator General to approve requests by a guardian, an attorney-in-fact or a parent of a minor, which previously required prior court approval as a condition for carrying out the action.

The bill changes the definition of an internal body search so that it includes a full strip search, requiring court approval instead of a police officer's approval.

The bill changes the penalties for assault and abuse of minors and helpless persons from 5 to 9 years in prison to life imprisonment.

The bill extends the statute of limitations for sexual offenses against minors.

A bill to repeal the offense of nuisance by engaging in prostitution from the Penal Law.

Repealing the offense of nuisance by engaging in prostitution from the Penal Law.

Repealing a section of the Penal Law that sets a separate criminal offense when a nuisance is caused by engaging in prostitution.

A bill to repeal the offense of nuisance by engaging in prostitution from the Penal Law.

A proposal to establish a separate offense of assaulting a soldier with a penalty of up to 3 years' imprisonment, or 5 years in aggravated circumstances.

A proposal to add a section to the Penal Law toughening penalties for offenses aimed at excluding women from the public sphere, including defacing advertisements with images of women.

A bill to add a new offense to the Penal Law: threats, assault or property damage aimed at excluding women from public places, with an aggravated penalty.

A proposal to add a section to the Penal Law defining the defacing of advertisements aimed at excluding women from the public sphere as an aggravating circumstance, with a doubled fine.

The bill changes the definition of 'foreign agent' in the Penal Law to include a 'foreign state entity' as in the Associations Law, instead of the current definition.

The bill increases penalties for illegal firearm shooting offenses: raising the maximum prison term from two to five years, and under aggravated circumstances to ten years.

A bill to toughen penalties for illegal weapons possession offenses by increasing maximum prison terms.

It was provided in the law (for clarification) that a guardian may open or manage a payment account for the person under their guardianship, and use payment instruments, checks and debit authorizations on their behalf, including by online means.

The proposal anchors in the Penal Law a criminal offense of assaulting journalists, similar to the protection for public servants.

The proposal requires appointing a prosecutor external to the State Attorney's Office in investigations against the Attorney General and the State Attorney, in order to prevent conflicts of interest.

The proposal adds to the Penal Law a specific offense of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment committed by public servants, with penalties of fifteen years to life imprisonment.

A proposal to protect employees and soldiers in the security establishment who transfer classified information to leading figures in the government and Knesset committees, under certain conditions.

A proposal to grant a clinical criminologist privilege from giving testimony about their patients, like other therapeutic professionals.

The bill changes the definition of a threat in the Penal Law to make it easier to prove extortion, and raises minimum and maximum penalties.

The bill extends the statute of limitations for sexual offenses against minors.

A proposal to expand the aggravating circumstance for assaulting public employees providing care in emergency and rescue organizations, five years' imprisonment.

The amendment updates the Adjudication of Interest and Linkage Law: it adds a definition of late-payment fees, changes the basis of linkage to the index, replaces the interest calculation with two alternatives (shekel and linked), and sets shekel interest as the default when its type was not specified.