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25th Knesset · outgoing

Declaration of Qatar as an Enemy State Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הכרזה על קטאר כמדינת אויב

TL;DRA bill to declare Qatar an enemy state by law, so that all legislative provisions relevant to enemies will apply to it.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill states that Qatar will be defined in law as an enemy state, and existing provisions in Israeli legislation on relations with an enemy, trade with and support for an enemy will apply to it. The bill notes that there is currently no general and comprehensive definition in Israeli law of the term "enemy state," but there are scattered provisions in various laws concerning relations with enemies. The reasons for the bill cite activities attributed to Qatar, including support for terrorist organizations fighting Israel.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: March 25, 2026

The votes on this bill

Rejected28 for · 55 against · 0 abstained · 37 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 25 · Absent 7
ShasAgainst 10 · Absent 1
United Torah JudaismAgainst 2 · Absent 5
Religious ZionismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 3 · Absent 3

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 23 · Absent 1
Yisrael BeytenuFor 2 · Absent 4
Ra'amAgainst 2 · Absent 3
Hadash–Ta'alAgainst 4 · Absent 1
LaborFor 3 · Absent 1

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