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25th Knesset · outgoing

Encouragement of Military, National or National-Civilian Service Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק עידוד שירות צבאי, לאומי או לאומי-אזרחי

TL;DRA proposal to give priority in the civil service and in university admission to those who completed military, national or national-civic service, with an emphasis on combat service.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal states that candidates who served in the army, in national service or in national-civic service will receive priority in admission to positions in the civil service and to studies at institutions of higher education over candidates who did not complete such service. The proposal grants increased priority to those who did combat service. In the civil service, candidates who served will receive an addition of five percent to their test scores, and at universities they will receive an addition of ten percent to the weighting of matriculation and psychometric scores.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: November 20, 2024

The votes on this bill

Rejected27 for · 50 against · 0 abstained · 43 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudAgainst 24 · Absent 8
ShasAgainst 7 · Absent 4
United Torah JudaismAgainst 4 · Absent 3
Religious ZionismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 5 · Absent 1
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 21 · Absent 3
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 1 · Absent 3

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