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25th Knesset · outgoing

Marking the Kristallnacht Events Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק לציון אירועי ליל הבדולח

TL;DRA bill to commemorate the events of Kristallnacht in Israel as an annual memorial day on November 9.

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What does the bill do?

The bill sets an annual memorial day on November 9 to mark the events of Kristallnacht that took place in November 1938. The day will include a special debate in the Knesset plenum, discussions in the education and culture committees, and time devoted to study of the subject in educational institutions. If the date falls on a holiday or day of rest, the activities will be held on a nearby date. The Minister of Education may issue implementing regulations for this law.

Passed 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

Passed18 for · 0 against · 1 abstained · 101 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudFor 1 · Absent 31
ShasFor 2 · Absent 9

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamFor 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 6 · Absent 18
Yisrael BeytenuFor 2 · Absent 4
Ra'amAbstained 1 · Absent 4
Hadash–Ta'alFor 2 · Absent 3
LaborAbsent 4

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