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25th Knesset · outgoing

Basic Law: The Declaration of Independence Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק-יסוד: מגילת העצמאות

TL;DRA bill to enshrine the Declaration of Independence as a Basic Law that will set the values of the state as Jewish and democratic.

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What does the bill do?

The bill proposes to give the Declaration of Independence the status of a Basic Law with supreme legal force. The new law will anchor the fundamental principles appearing in the Declaration, in order to protect the values of the state as a Jewish and democratic state. The bill provides that this Basic Law cannot be suspended or changed through emergency regulations, and that changing it will require the approval of a majority of MKs. The bill proposes that it serve as the basis and first chapter of the state's future constitution.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 8, 2026
Initiated by: oppositionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected32 for · 49 against · 0 abstained · 39 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 23 · Absent 9
ShasAgainst 8 · Absent 3
United Torah JudaismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Religious ZionismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 3 · Absent 3
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 4

Left the coalition 9 seats

Blue and White – National UnityFor 5 · Absent 3
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 20 · Absent 4
Yisrael BeytenuFor 3 · Absent 3
Ra'amAbsent 5
Hadash–Ta'alAbsent 5
LaborFor 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.
Basic Law: The Declaration of Independence BillJuly 5, 2023