Home Data hub Votes and topics Government announcement on the appointment of Minister Itamar Ben Gvir as Minister of National Security, the appointment of Minister Amihai Eliyahu as Minister of Heritage and the appointment of Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf as Minister of the Negev, Galilee and National Resilience, all in place of Minister Haim Katz who filled these roles in an acting capacity, under Section 31(a) of Basic Law: The Government 25th Knesset · outgoing Government announcement on the appointment of Minister Itamar Ben Gvir as Minister of National Security, the appointment of Minister Amihai Eliyahu as Minister of Heritage and the appointment of Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf as Minister of the Negev, Galilee and National Resilience, all in place of Minister Haim Katz who filled these roles in an acting capacity, under Section 31(a) of Basic Law: The Government Translated from Hebrew: הודעת הממשלה על מינויו של השר איתמר בן גביר לתפקיד השר לביטחון לאומי, מינויו של השר עמיחי אליהו לתפקיד שר המורשת ומינויו של השר יצחק וסרלאוף לתפקיד שר הנגב, הגליל והחוסן הלאומי, כולם במקומו של השר חיים כץ שמילא תפקידים אלו במילוי מקום, בהתאם לסעיף 31(א) לחוק-יסוד: הממשלה
This is a plenum vote that is not a reading of a bill (a procedural matter or a debate), so it has no legislative stages.
Approval of a motion in the plenum - Passed First plenum vote: March 19, 2025
The votes on this bill Passed 65 for · 46 against · 0 abstained · 9 did not vote
Coalition 68 seats Benjamin Netanyahu, Likud: For ✓ Yariv Levin, Likud: For ✓ Amir Ohana, Likud: For ✓ Nir Barkat, Likud: For ✓ Avi Dichter, Likud: For ✓ Israel Katz, Likud: For ✓ Shlomo Karhi, Likud: For ✓ David Bitan, Likud: For ✓ Yuli Edelstein, Likud: For ✓ Eliyahu Revivo, Likud: For ✓ Galit Distel-Atbaryan, Likud: Absent · Nissim Vaturi, Likud: For ✓ Shalom Danino, Likud: For ✓ Tally Gotliv, Likud: For ✓ Hanoch Milwidsky, Likud: For ✓ Boaz Bismuth, Likud: For ✓ Moshe Saada, Likud: For ✓ Eli Dellal, Likud: For ✓ Gila Gamliel, Likud: For ✓ Ofir Katz, Likud: For ✓ May Golan, Likud: For ✓ Dan Illouz, Likud: For ✓ Ariel Kallner, Likud: For ✓ Eti Atiya, Likud: For ✓ Amit Halevi, Likud: For ✓ Tsega Melaku, Likud: For ✓ Osher Shekalim, Likud: For ✓ Keti Shitrit, Likud: For ✓ Moshe Passal, Likud: For ✓ Sasson Guetta, Likud: For ✓ Avihai Boaron, Likud: For ✓ Afif Abed, Likud: For ✓ Aryeh Deri, Shas: Absent · Michael Malchieli, Shas: For ✓ Moshe Arbel, Shas: For ✓ Yinon Azulai, Shas: For ✓ Moshe Abutbul, Shas: For ✓ Uriel Buso, Shas: For ✓ Yosef Taieb, Shas: For ✓ Avraham Betzalel, Shas: For ✓ Yonatan Mishraki, Shas: For ✓ Erez Malul, Shas: For ✓ Simon Moshiashvili, Shas: For ✓ Moshe Gafni, United Torah Judaism: For ✓ Ya'akov Tessler, United Torah Judaism: For ✓ Ya'akov Asher, United Torah Judaism: For ✓ Yisrael Eichler, United Torah Judaism: For ✓ Yitzhak Pindrus, United Torah Judaism: For ✓ Moshe Roth, United Torah Judaism: For ✓ Eliyahu Baruchi, United Torah Judaism: For ✓ Ofir Sofer, Religious Zionism: For ✓ Orit Strook, Religious Zionism: For ✓ Simcha Rothman, Religious Zionism: For ✓ Michal Waldiger, Religious Zionism: For ✓ Ohad Tal, Religious Zionism: For ✓ Moshe Solomon, Religious Zionism: For ✓ Itamar Ben Gvir, Otzma Yehudit: For ✓ Yitzhak Wasserlauf, Otzma Yehudit: For ✓ Almog Cohen, Otzma Yehudit: For ✓ Amihai Eliyahu, Otzma Yehudit: For ✓ Zvika Fogel, Otzma Yehudit: For ✓ Limor Son Har-Melech, Otzma Yehudit: For ✓ Yitzhak Kroizer, Otzma Yehudit: For ✓ Gideon Sa'ar, New Hope – The United Right: For ✓ Ze'ev Elkin, New Hope – The United Right: For ✓ Sharren Haskel, New Hope – The United Right: For ✓ Michel Buskila, New Hope – The United Right: For ✓ Avi Maoz, Noam: Absent · Left the coalition 8 seats Benny Gantz, Blue and White – National Unity: Against ✕ Gadi Eisenkot, Blue and White – National Unity: Against ✕ Pnina Tamano-Shata, Blue and White – National Unity: Against ✕ Hili Tropper, Blue and White – National Unity: Against ✕ Michael Biton, Blue and White – National Unity: Against ✕ Matan Kahana, Blue and White – National Unity: Against ✕ Orit Farkash-Hacohen, Blue and White – National Unity: Against ✕ Alon Schuster, Blue and White – National Unity: Against ✕ Opposition 44 seats Yesh Atid Against 21 · Absent 3 Yair Lapid, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Meir Cohen, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Karine Elharrar, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Meirav Cohen, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Elazar Stern, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Mickey Levy, Yesh Atid: Absent · Meirav Ben-Ari, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Ram Ben-Barak, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Yoav Segalovitz, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Boaz Toporovsky, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Michal Shir, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Idan Roll, Yesh Atid: Absent · Yorai Lahav-Hertzanu, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Vladimir Beliak, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Ron Katz, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Matti Sarfati Harkavi, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Tania Mazarsky, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Yasmin Fridman, Yesh Atid: Absent · Debbie Biton, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Moshe Tur-Paz, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Simon Davidson, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Naor Shiri, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Shelly Tal Meron, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Yaron Levi, Yesh Atid: Against ✕ Avigdor Liberman, Yisrael Beytenu: Against ✕ Oded Forer, Yisrael Beytenu: Against ✕ Evgeny Sova, Yisrael Beytenu: Against ✕ Sharon Nir, Yisrael Beytenu: Against ✕ Yulia Malinovsky, Yisrael Beytenu: Against ✕ Hamad Amar, Yisrael Beytenu: Against ✕ Ra'am Against 4 · Absent 1 Mansour Abbas, Ra'am: Against ✕ Waleed Taha, Ra'am: Against ✕ Waleed Alhwashla, Ra'am: Against ✕ Iman Khatib-Yassin, Ra'am: Absent · Yasir Hujeirat, Ra'am: Against ✕ Hadash–Ta'al Against 4 · Absent 1 Ayman Odeh, Hadash–Ta'al: Absent · Ahmad Tibi, Hadash–Ta'al: Against ✕ Aida Touma-Suleiman, Hadash–Ta'al: Against ✕ Ofer Cassif, Hadash–Ta'al: Against ✕ Youssef Atauna, Hadash–Ta'al: Against ✕ Labor Against 3 · Absent 1 Merav Michaeli, Labor: Absent · Naama Lazimi, Labor: Against ✕ Gilad Kariv, Labor: Against ✕ Efrat Rayten, Labor: Against ✕ Tap an MK for details Only MKs who held a seat on the day of the vote are shown
