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25th Knesset · outgoing

Cessation of Activity of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק להפסקת פעילות סוכנות הסעד והתעסוקה של האו"ם לפליטי פלסטין במזרח הקרוב (אונר"א)

TL;DRA bill to stop all activity of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Israeli territory, starting six months after the law's publication.

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What does the bill do?

The bill sets a prohibition on UNRWA operating, providing services or maintaining representative offices in the sovereign territory of Israel, including in Jerusalem and in areas to which Israeli law has been applied. The Israel Police will enforce the law's provisions, including closing any place where the agency operates or where its activity takes place. The law will take effect six months from the day of its publication.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 22, 2024

The votes on this bill

Passed63 for · 9 against · 0 abstained · 48 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudFor 18 · Absent 14
ShasFor 7 · Absent 4
United Torah JudaismFor 4 · Absent 3
Religious ZionismFor 2 · Absent 5
Otzma YehuditFor 2 · Absent 4
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 48 seats

Yesh AtidFor 12 · Absent 12
Ra'amAgainst 5
Hadash–Ta'alAgainst 4 · Absent 1
LaborAbsent 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.