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25th Knesset · outgoing

Courts Law (Amendment – Transparency in Supported Organizations) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק בתי המשפט (תיקון - שקיפות בארגונים נתמכים)

TL;DRThe proposal requires disclosure of foreign funding in petitions to the Supreme Court and reporting to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on organizations supported mainly from abroad.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal adds a section to the Courts Law requiring a party to a petition to the Supreme Court whose funding comes mainly from a foreign state entity to declare this in the petition. In addition, the Ministry of Justice must forward the petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs within a short time of receiving it. The proposal aims to ensure transparency and proper disclosure regarding bodies operating in Israel on behalf of foreign state entities.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: December 11, 2024
Joint initiativeRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Passed54 for · 18 against · 1 abstained · 47 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudFor 27 · Absent 5
ShasFor 7 · Absent 4
United Torah JudaismFor 4 · Absent 3
Religious ZionismFor 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditFor 5 · Absent 1
New Hope – The United RightFor 2 · Absent 2
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Blue and White – National UnityFor 2 · Abstained 1 · Absent 5

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidAgainst 7 · Absent 17
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amAgainst 5
Hadash–Ta'alAgainst 3 · Absent 2
LaborAgainst 3 · Absent 1

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