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25th Knesset · outgoing

Denial of Budget to Educational Institutions Teaching the Palestinian Curriculum That Includes Incitement to Terrorism (Legislative Amendments) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק שלילת תקציב ממוסדות חינוך המלמדים את תוכנית הלימוד הפלסטינית הכוללים הסתה לטרור (תיקוני חקיקה)

TL;DRA proposal to deny funding to educational institutions that teach the Palestinian curriculum if it includes incitement to terrorism.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal proposes amending the Compulsory Education Law and the State Education Law to add sections stating that an educational institution that teaches the Palestinian Authority's curriculum that includes incitement to terrorism will not receive funding from the state, and that the Minister of Education may deny funding to such institutions. The proposal includes a reference to events in East Jerusalem and a claim that textbooks containing incitement to terrorism were transferred to educational institutions.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 12, 2023

The votes on this bill

Passed35 for · 10 against · 0 abstained · 75 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudFor 16 · Absent 16
ShasFor 6 · Absent 5
United Torah JudaismFor 2 · Absent 5
Religious ZionismFor 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditFor 2 · Absent 4
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidAgainst 2 · Absent 22
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amAgainst 4 · Absent 1
Hadash–Ta'alAgainst 4 · Absent 1
LaborAbsent 4

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