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25th Knesset · outgoing

Denial of Benefits from Senior Officials in the Defense Establishment Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק שלילת הטבות מבכירים במערכת הביטחון

TL;DRA bill to revoke benefits from senior officials in security bodies who called for refusal to serve or for mutiny, or supported sanctions against Israel.

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What does the bill do?

The bill allows the competent minister to order the revocation of benefits from senior officials (of lieutenant colonel rank and above) in various security bodies who called for or encouraged refusal to serve, mutiny, or stopping volunteering, or if they call for sanctions against Israel and its security arms. The benefits that may be revoked include demotion in rank, revocation of pension, and other benefits. The competent minister will instruct the security bodies to adapt their orders to implement the law.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: December 17, 2025

The votes on this bill

Passed48 for · 37 against · 0 abstained · 35 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudFor 27 · Absent 5
ShasFor 7 · Absent 4
United Torah JudaismFor 3 · Absent 4
Religious ZionismFor 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditFor 2 · Absent 4

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidAgainst 22 · Absent 2
Yisrael BeytenuAgainst 3 · Absent 3
Ra'amAbsent 5
Hadash–Ta'alAgainst 1 · Absent 4
LaborAgainst 3 · Absent 1

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.