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25th Knesset · outgoing

Defense Service Law (Amendment – Addressing Incitement Against Haredi Soldiers) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק שירות ביטחון (תיקון - התמודדות עם הסתה נגד חיילים חרדים)

TL;DRA proposal to establish an inter-ministerial team that will plan programs to deal with incitement against Haredi soldiers in the army.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The proposal adds a section to the Defense Service Law requiring the government to establish a team headed by the Director General of the Ministry of Defense. The team will include representatives from education, the army, the Civic-National Service Authority, the Legal Adviser, the police and the public from the Haredi community. The team's purpose is to formulate programs to deal with incitement and criticism against Haredi soldiers who enlisted in service.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: January 14, 2026
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected24 for · 49 against · 1 abstained · 46 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 22 · Absent 10
ShasAgainst 7 · Absent 4
United Torah JudaismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Religious ZionismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 4 · Absent 2
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 4

Left the coalition 9 seats

Blue and White – National UnityFor 6 · Absent 2
NoamAgainst 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 14 · Absent 10
Yisrael BeytenuFor 3 · Absent 3
Ra'amAbstained 1 · Absent 4
Hadash–Ta'alAbsent 5
LaborFor 1 · Absent 3

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