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25th Knesset · outgoing

Government Law (Amendment – Polygraph Testing for Members of the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הממשלה (תיקון - ביצוע בדיקת פוליגרף לחברי ועדת השרים לענייני ביטחון לאומי)

TL;DRA bill to require members of the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs to undergo a polygraph test twice a year.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill provides that members of the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs will be required to undergo a polygraph test twice a year in order to safeguard state security and prevent leaks of classified information. The Israel Security Agency will be responsible for carrying out the tests under provisions it will set, and will also be able to require anyone who took part in the committee's discussions that year to undergo a test. The test results will be provided only to the Prime Minister and the Attorney General.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: November 27, 2024

The votes on this bill

Rejected35 for · 50 against · 0 abstained · 35 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudAgainst 23 · Absent 9
ShasAgainst 7 · Absent 4
United Torah JudaismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Religious ZionismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 5 · Absent 1
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 3 · Absent 1
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 24
Yisrael BeytenuFor 5 · Absent 1
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2

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