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25th Knesset · outgoing

Israel Land Authority Law (Amendment – Allocation of Land in the Negev and the Galilee to Discharged Soldiers) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק רשות מקרקעי ישראל (תיקון - הקצאת קרקעות בנגב ובגליל לחיילים משוחררים)

TL;DRA proposal to allocate land in the Negev and the Galilee to discharged soldiers free of charge for building homes, without transferring ownership.

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What does the bill do?

The bill adds a section to the Israel Land Authority Law setting that the Authority will allocate land to discharged soldiers free of charge, in national priority areas in the Negev and the Galilee, with an area of no less than 200 meters and no more than 1,000 meters, for building homes. The allocated land will not be transferred to the ownership of the discharged soldier, and they will be able to use it in accordance with the provisions of the law. This bill is intended to reward soldiers who completed military service and at the same time to encourage young settlement in the periphery.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: February 22, 2023

The votes on this bill

Passed31 for · 6 against · 0 abstained · 83 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudFor 14 · Absent 18
ShasFor 2 · Absent 9
United Torah JudaismFor 3 · Absent 4
Religious ZionismFor 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditFor 2 · Absent 4
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidFor 4 · Absent 20
Ra'amAgainst 3 · Absent 2
Hadash–Ta'alAgainst 3 · Absent 2
LaborAbsent 4

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Other plenum votes on this bill

Procedural votes that are not a reading of the bill (for example, a motion to send it back to committee) - so they are not shown as readings.

  • Transfer of the bill between committees · January 15, 2025For 8 · Against 0 · Passed