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25th Knesset · outgoing

Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law (Amendment – Replacing the Term "Unlawful Combatants") Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק כליאתם של לוחמים בלתי חוקיים (תיקון - החלפת המונח לוחמים בלתי חוקיים)

TL;DRThe bill changes the term "unlawful combatants" to the term "combatants" in the 2002 law on their incarceration.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill amends the 2002 Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law by replacing the term "unlawful combatants" with the term "combatants" in all places where it appears in the law. The explanatory notes state that the change is meant to deal with changes in the legal status of bodies previously considered unlawful combatants, and discusses the legal implications of this change for existing definitions and powers in the law.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: October 30, 2024
Initiated by: coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Passed32 for · 5 against · 0 abstained · 83 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudFor 15 · Absent 17
ShasFor 7 · Absent 4
United Torah JudaismFor 4 · Absent 3
Religious ZionismFor 1 · Absent 6
Otzma YehuditFor 2 · Absent 4
New Hope – The United RightAbsent 4
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Blue and White – National UnityFor 2 · Absent 6

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidAbsent 24
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amAbsent 5
Hadash–Ta'alAgainst 5
LaborAbsent 4

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