Counter-Terrorism Law (Amendment – Non-Return of Terrorists' Bodies) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק המאבק בטרור (תיקון - אי-החזרת גופות מחבלים)
TL;DRThe bill sets that the bodies of people killed while carrying out an act of terror will not be returned to their families, but will be buried in a cemetery for enemy dead.
Translated from Hebrew
What does the bill do?
The bill adds a section to the Counter-Terrorism Law setting that the body of someone killed while carrying out an act of terror will be buried in a cemetery for enemy dead, without being returned to their family, unless the Prime Minister orders otherwise for special reasons. The Minister of Defense, in consultation with the Minister of Religious Services and the Minister of Health, will determine the appropriate burial place. The explanatory notes state that in recent years expressions of support were heard at the funerals of terrorists, which at times required delaying the return of the bodies.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 68 seats
Left the coalition 8 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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