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25th Knesset · outgoing

National Insurance Law (Amendment – Compensation for ZAKA Volunteers in the Swords of Iron War) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הביטוח הלאומי (תיקון - תגמול מתנדבי זק"א במלחמת חרבות ברזל)

TL;DRA bill to grant compensation to ZAKA volunteers who worked during the Swords of Iron war at the rate set for reservists.

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What does the bill do?

The bill amends the National Insurance Law by adding a section granting compensation to volunteers of the ZAKA organization who volunteered during the Swords of Iron war. The compensation will be given at a rate identical to that set for reservists in the law, for their days of volunteering, even if their income did not decrease due to their volunteering. The explanation states that ZAKA volunteers took part in significant work in the field, in removing the bodies of those murdered and identifying them, alongside the security forces and IDF soldiers.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: February 7, 2024

The votes on this bill

Passed29 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 91 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 72 seats

LikudFor 11 · Absent 21
ShasFor 4 · Absent 7
Religious ZionismFor 1 · Absent 6
Otzma YehuditFor 1 · Absent 5
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 48 seats

Yesh AtidFor 9 · Absent 15
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborAbsent 4

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