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25th Knesset · outgoing

Prohibition of Discrimination in Products, Services and Entry into Places of Entertainment and Public Places Law (Amendment – Increasing the Compensation Amount without Proof of Damage) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק איסור הפליה במוצרים, בשירותים ובכניסה למקומות בידור ולמקומות ציבוריים (תיקון - הגדלת סכום הפיצוי בלא הוכחת נזק)

TL;DRA bill to increase the amount of compensation in courts for discrimination without proof of damage, from 50,000 to 120,000 shekels.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill changes Section 5(b) of the Prohibition of Discrimination in Products, Services and Entry into Places of Entertainment and Public Places Law (5761-2000). The maximum amount a court may award as compensation without proof of damage for discrimination will rise from 50,000 shekels to 120,000 shekels. The amendment is intended to increase the economic viability of such lawsuits.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 1, 2026
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected34 for · 51 against · 0 abstained · 35 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 23 · Absent 9
ShasAgainst 8 · Absent 3
United Torah JudaismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Religious ZionismAgainst 7
Otzma YehuditAgainst 4 · Absent 2
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 4

Left the coalition 9 seats

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

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 19 · Absent 5
Yisrael BeytenuFor 3 · Absent 3
Ra'amFor 3 · Absent 2
Hadash–Ta'alFor 1 · Absent 4
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2

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Other bills with a similar name · 2Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.
Prohibition of Discrimination in Products, Services and Entry into Places of Entertainment and Public Places Law (Amendment – Increasing the Compensation Amount without Proof of Damage) BillNovember 26, 2025Prohibition of Discrimination in Products, Services and Entry into Places of Entertainment and Public Places Law (Amendment – Increasing the Compensation Amount without Proof of Damage) BillDecember 11, 2024