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25th Knesset · outgoing

Payments to Released Prisoners of War Law (Amendment – Payment Amounts and Dates) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק תשלומים לפדויי שבי (תיקון - סכומי התשלומים ומועדיהם)

TL;DRA proposal to amend the payment amounts and their timing for released captives in the Payments to Released Captives Law.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal changes the amounts of one-time payments and the schedules of periodic payments to people released from captivity. The proposal sets different payments according to the length of captivity and age at release, including initial amounts, monthly payments over different periods, and special amounts for those over ages 67 and 80. Related laws regarding reimbursement of cost-sharing and health insurance are also amended.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: May 8, 2024

The votes on this bill

Passed25 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 95 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 72 seats

LikudFor 3 · Absent 29
ShasFor 1 · Absent 10
United Torah JudaismFor 1 · Absent 6
Otzma YehuditFor 2 · Absent 4
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 48 seats

Yesh AtidFor 10 · Absent 14
Yisrael BeytenuFor 4 · Absent 2
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2

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