The Nation-State Law: repeal it, amend it, or keep it as it is?
Repeal the Nation-State Law
Repeal the Nation-State Law and replace it with a Basic Law that anchors full equality for all citizens
Keep it as it is
Keep the Nation-State Law as it is, without an equality clause
All the 25th Knesset votes here are preliminary readings of opposition bills: one to repeal the law, in which most MKs did not take part, and six to add an equality clause. A vote for adding an equality clause says "at least amend" and does not say whether the voters would also repeal the law, so it counts between the middle and repeal. A vote against it counts as keeping the law as it is.
"Said" is the platform, and statements and posts by the list's candidates. "Did" is plenum votes, bills and recorded acts in the 25th Knesset. The placement rests on all the evidence together. The votes are the outgoing Knesset's, not the 26th's.
רק
BeYachad
Mixed position, or evidence pointing both ways· Strong evidence
Said
1 statement in the media · Context only, did not move the placement
בנוגע לחוק הלאום, שאושר ב-2018 וסיעת יש עתיד הצביעה נגדו, אמר לפיד כי "התנגדתי אליו, ואני חושב שצריך לתקן אותו ולהוסיף לו סעיף שוויון אזרחי.
Translation: “On the Nation-State Law, which passed in 2018 and which the Yesh Atid faction voted against, Lapid said: "I opposed it, and I think it needs to be amended and a civil equality clause added to it.”
7 plenum votes · 1 toward "Keep it as it is" · 6 context only
4 bills on the issue · Context only, did not move the placement
2 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 2 against. For = repealing Basic Law: Israel – The Nation-State of the Jewish People The list voted against its bloc's line in this vote.
The parliamentary record here is that of the Yesh Atid faction in the 25th Knesset. Naftali Bennett's party did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so part of the current list is not represented in the voting data.
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רק
BeYachad
Mixed position, or evidence pointing both ways
Strong evidence
What it rests on
Toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law"Toward "Keep it as it is"
Note: The parliamentary record here is that of the Yesh Atid faction in the 25th Knesset. Naftali Bennett's party did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so part of the current list is not represented in the voting data.
7 plenum votes · Official record
Toward: Keep it as it isDecember 18, 2024
2 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 2 against. For = repealing Basic Law: Israel – The Nation-State of the Jewish People The list voted against its bloc's line in this vote.
19 מח״כי הרשימה הצביעו: 19 בעד, 0 נגד. בעד = לתקן את חוק הלאום ולהוסיף לו שוויון (הוספת מחויבות לשוויון זכויות), בלי לבטל אותו. נגד = להשאיר אותו כמו שהוא
20 מח״כי הרשימה הצביעו: 20 בעד, 0 נגד. בעד = לתקן את חוק הלאום ולהוסיף לו שוויון (שוויון ברוח עקרונות הכרזת העצמאות של מדינת ישראל), בלי לבטל אותו. נגד = להשאיר אותו כמו שהוא
Leaning toward Repeal the Nation-State Law· Partial evidence
Said
2 platform sections · 1 toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law" · 1 context only
1 statement in the media · 1 toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law"
החלפת חוק הלאום בחוק יסוד לפי רוח מגילת העצמאות, המשלב בין צביונה היהודי של ישראל לבין מחוייבותה לשוויון מלא של אזרחיה.
Translation: “Replacing the Nation-State Law with a Basic Law in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence, combining Israel's Jewish character with its commitment to full equality for its citizens.”
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Did
6 plenum votes · 1 toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law" · 5 context only
3 bills on the issue · Context only, did not move the placement
3 of the list's MKs voted: 3 for, 0 against. For = repealing Basic Law: Israel – The Nation-State of the Jewish People
The parliamentary record here is that of the Labor faction in the 25th Knesset. Meretz did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so part of the current list is not represented in the voting data.
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אמת
The Democrats
Leaning toward Repeal the Nation-State Law
Partial evidence
What it rests on
Toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law"Toward "Keep it as it is"
Note: The parliamentary record here is that of the Labor faction in the 25th Knesset. Meretz did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so part of the current list is not represented in the voting data.
6 plenum votes · Official record
Toward: Repeal the Nation-State LawDecember 18, 2024
3 of the list's MKs voted: 3 for, 0 against. For = repealing Basic Law: Israel – The Nation-State of the Jewish People
3 מח״כי הרשימה הצביעו: 3 בעד, 0 נגד. בעד = לתקן את חוק הלאום ולהוסיף לו שוויון (שוויון ברוח עקרונות הכרזת העצמאות של מדינת ישראל), בלי לבטל אותו. נגד = להשאיר אותו כמו שהוא
3 מח״כי הרשימה הצביעו: 3 בעד, 0 נגד. בעד = לתקן את חוק הלאום ולהוסיף לו שוויון (הוספת עקרון השוויון בפני החוק ועיגון מעמדה של מגילת העצמאות), בלי לבטל אותו. נגד = להשאיר אותו כמו שהוא
Asked, and did not answer. הליכוד לא השיבה לשאלון שערכו ynet ו"ידיעות אחרונות" למפלגות על אופי המדינה, שכלל שאלה על תיקון חוק הלאום. (ynet, 2026-10-08)
Did
7 plenum votes · 7 toward "Keep it as it is"
1 bill on the issue · Context only, did not move the placement
19 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 19 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (adding the principle of equality before the law and anchoring the status of the Declaration of Independence), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
Toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law"Toward "Keep it as it is"
Asked, and did not answer. הליכוד לא השיבה לשאלון שערכו ynet ו"ידיעות אחרונות" למפלגות על אופי המדינה, שכלל שאלה על תיקון חוק הלאום. (ynet, 2026-10-08)
7 plenum votes · Official recordVotes marked "routine rejection" are private member's bills from the rival bloc in the preliminary reading, which are almost always rejected regardless of content, so they carry little weight.
Toward: Keep it as it isRoutine rejection, low weightJanuary 1, 2025
20 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 20 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (adding a commitment to equal rights), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
Toward: Keep it as it isRoutine rejection, low weightNovember 13, 2024
27 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 27 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (equality in the spirit of the principles of Israel's Declaration of Independence), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
Asked, and did not answer. The Reservists - The Economic Party did not answer the questionnaire ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth sent the parties on the character of the state, which included a question on amending the Nation-State Law. (ynet, 2026-10-08)
Did
The list did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so it has no votes to check.
ט
Religious Zionism–Zehut
Firm position: Keep it as it is· Partial evidence
Said
1 platform section · 1 toward "Keep it as it is"
1 statement in the media · 1 toward "Keep it as it is"
אין סתירה בין חוק הלאום לבין עיקרון השוויון, שמלווה את ישראל והמשפט החוקתי שלה מאז הקמתה. בית המשפט מצליח בכל מקרה להחיל אותו במסגרת חוק יסוד: כבוד האדם וחירותו, וכל עיגון נוסף של עקרונות כאלו ואחרים בחוקי יסוד חייב לבוא רק אחרי שנושא הביקורת השיפוטית יוסדר, בכדי שבית המשפט לא יעשה בהם שימוש כרצונו
Translation: “There is no contradiction between the Nation-State Law and the principle of equality, which has accompanied Israel and its constitutional law since its founding. The court manages to apply it anyway under Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty, and any further anchoring of such principles in Basic Laws must come only after the issue of judicial review is settled, so that the court does not use them as it wishes”
7 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 7 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (adding the principle of equality before the law and anchoring the status of the Declaration of Independence), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
The current list is a technical bloc of Religious Zionism with Zehut, led by Moshe Feiglin, which did not sit in the 25th Knesset. The voting data reflects Religious Zionism only.
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ט
Religious Zionism–Zehut
Firm position: Keep it as it is
Partial evidence
What it rests on
Toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law"Toward "Keep it as it is"
Note: The current list is a technical bloc of Religious Zionism with Zehut, led by Moshe Feiglin, which did not sit in the 25th Knesset. The voting data reflects Religious Zionism only.
7 plenum votes · Official recordVotes marked "routine rejection" are private member's bills from the rival bloc in the preliminary reading, which are almost always rejected regardless of content, so they carry little weight.
Toward: Keep it as it isRoutine rejection, low weightJanuary 1, 2025
6 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 6 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (adding a commitment to equal rights), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
Toward: Keep it as it isRoutine rejection, low weightNovember 13, 2024
6 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 6 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (equality in the spirit of the principles of Israel's Declaration of Independence), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
Firm position: Repeal the Nation-State Law· Partial evidence
Said
2 statements in the media · 2 toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law"
השפעה לא יכולה לבוא במחיר של הצבעה בעד תקציבי מלחמה והתנחלויות, ולא במחיר של קבלת חוק הלאום והנצחת העליונות היהודית.
Translation: “Influence cannot come at the price of voting for war and settlement budgets, nor at the price of accepting the Nation-State Law and perpetuating Jewish supremacy.”
The parliamentary record here is that of the Hadash–Ta'al faction in the 25th Knesset only. Balad did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so part of the current list is not represented in the voting data.
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ודם
Joint List
Firm position: Repeal the Nation-State Law
Partial evidence
What it rests on
Toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law"Toward "Keep it as it is"
Note: The parliamentary record here is that of the Hadash–Ta'al faction in the 25th Knesset only. Balad did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so part of the current list is not represented in the voting data.
1 plenum vote · Official record
Toward: Repeal the Nation-State LawDecember 18, 2024
5 of the list's MKs voted: 5 for, 0 against. For = repealing Basic Law: Israel – The Nation-State of the Jewish People
Asked, and did not answer. United Torah Judaism did not answer the questionnaire ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth sent the parties on the character of the state, which included a question on amending the Nation-State Law. (ynet, 2026-10-08)
Did
6 plenum votes · 6 toward "Keep it as it is"
3 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 3 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (adding the principle of equality before the law and anchoring the status of the Declaration of Independence), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
Toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law"Toward "Keep it as it is"
Asked, and did not answer. United Torah Judaism did not answer the questionnaire ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth sent the parties on the character of the state, which included a question on amending the Nation-State Law. (ynet, 2026-10-08)
6 plenum votes · Official recordVotes marked "routine rejection" are private member's bills from the rival bloc in the preliminary reading, which are almost always rejected regardless of content, so they carry little weight.
Toward: Keep it as it isRoutine rejection, low weightJanuary 1, 2025
5 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 5 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (adding a commitment to equal rights), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
Toward: Keep it as it isRoutine rejection, low weightNovember 13, 2024
5 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 5 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (equality in the spirit of the principles of Israel's Declaration of Independence), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
3 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 3 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (adding the principle of equality before the law and anchoring the status of the Declaration of Independence), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
Mixed position, or evidence pointing both ways· Partial evidence
Said
1 platform section · Context only, did not move the placement
להקים צוות בשותפות יהודית-דרוזית ומגזרים נוספים בחברה הישראלית, שיבחן יחד קידום תיקון הצהרתי-חקיקתי לחוק הלאום
Translation: “To set up a team in a Jewish-Druze partnership, with other sectors of Israeli society, that will jointly examine advancing a declarative-legislative amendment to the Nation-State Law”
5 votes by the list's candidates in the outgoing Knesset · 1 toward "Keep it as it is" · 4 context only
4 of the list's candidates who served in the 25th Knesset voted: 0 for, 4 against. For = repealing Basic Law: Israel – The Nation-State of the Jewish People
The votes here are the personal votes of the list's candidates who served in the 25th Knesset, not votes by the list.
What it rests on
Toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law"Toward "Keep it as it is"
5 votes by the list's candidates in the outgoing Knesset · Official recordThe list itself did not serve in the 25th Knesset, so these are the personal votes of its candidates who did serve, not votes by the list.
Toward: Keep it as it isDecember 18, 2024
4 of the list's candidates who served in the 25th Knesset voted: 0 for, 4 against. For = repealing Basic Law: Israel – The Nation-State of the Jewish People
3 ממועמדי הרשימה שכיהנו בכנסת ה-25 הצביעו: 3 בעד, 0 נגד. בעד = לתקן את חוק הלאום ולהוסיף לו שוויון (הוספת מחויבות לשוויון זכויות), בלי לבטל אותו. נגד = להשאיר אותו כמו שהוא
5 ממועמדי הרשימה שכיהנו בכנסת ה-25 הצביעו: 5 בעד, 0 נגד. בעד = לתקן את חוק הלאום ולהוסיף לו שוויון (שוויון ברוח עקרונות הכרזת העצמאות של מדינת ישראל), בלי לבטל אותו. נגד = להשאיר אותו כמו שהוא
Mixed position, or evidence pointing both ways· Partial evidence
Said
1 platform section · Context only, did not move the placement
1 statement in the media · Context only, did not move the placement
תיקון חוק הלאום ברוח מגילת העצמאות, כך שיעגן את היותה של מדינת ישראל מדינה יהודית ודמוקרטית, המקיימת שוויון זכויות לבני כל דת ולאום אחר.
Translation: “Amending the Nation-State Law in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence, so that it enshrines the State of Israel being a Jewish and democratic state, which upholds equal rights for members of every other religion and nationality.”
4 plenum votes · 1 toward "Keep it as it is" · 3 context only
3 bills on the issue · Context only, did not move the placement
2 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 2 against. For = repealing Basic Law: Israel – The Nation-State of the Jewish People The list voted against its bloc's line in this vote.
Toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law"Toward "Keep it as it is"
4 plenum votes · Official record
Toward: Keep it as it isDecember 18, 2024
2 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 2 against. For = repealing Basic Law: Israel – The Nation-State of the Jewish People The list voted against its bloc's line in this vote.
5 מח״כי הרשימה הצביעו: 5 בעד, 0 נגד. בעד = לתקן את חוק הלאום ולהוסיף לו שוויון (שוויון ברוח עקרונות הכרזת העצמאות של מדינת ישראל), בלי לבטל אותו. נגד = להשאיר אותו כמו שהוא
2 מח״כי הרשימה הצביעו: 2 בעד, 0 נגד. בעד = לתקן את חוק הלאום ולהוסיף לו שוויון (הוספת מחויבות לשוויון זכויות), בלי לבטל אותו. נגד = להשאיר אותו כמו שהוא
4 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 4 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (adding the principle of equality before the law and anchoring the status of the Declaration of Independence), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
Toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law"Toward "Keep it as it is"
6 plenum votes · Official recordVotes marked "routine rejection" are private member's bills from the rival bloc in the preliminary reading, which are almost always rejected regardless of content, so they carry little weight.
Toward: Keep it as it isRoutine rejection, low weightJanuary 1, 2025
4 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 4 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (adding a commitment to equal rights), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
Toward: Keep it as it isRoutine rejection, low weightNovember 13, 2024
5 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 5 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (equality in the spirit of the principles of Israel's Declaration of Independence), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
4 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 4 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (adding the principle of equality before the law and anchoring the status of the Declaration of Independence), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
Asked, and did not answer. Amcha Yisrael did not answer the questionnaire ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth sent the parties on the character of the state, which included a question on amending the Nation-State Law. (ynet, 2026-10-08)
Did
The list did not sit in the 25th Knesset, so it has no votes to check.
עם
Ra'am
Leaning toward Repeal the Nation-State Law· Partial evidence
Said
1 platform section · Context only, did not move the placement
ברע"מ גם הצהירו כי הם תומכים בתיקון חוק יסוד הלאום כך שיעוגן בו במפורש עיקרון השוויון לכל אזרחי המדינה. מבחינת רע"מ אין סתירה בין היותה של ישראל מדינת הלאום של העם היהודי לבין היותה מדינה דמוקרטית המבטיחה שוויון מלא לכל אזרחיה.
Translation: “Ra'am also stated that it supports amending the Nation-State Basic Law so that the principle of equality for all citizens of the state is explicitly anchored in it. In Ra'am's view there is no contradiction between Israel being the nation-state of the Jewish people and being a democratic state that guarantees full equality to all its citizens.”
Asked, and did not answer. Shas did not answer the questionnaire ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth sent the parties on the character of the state, which included a question on amending the Nation-State Law. (ynet, 2026-10-08)
Did
7 plenum votes · 7 toward "Keep it as it is"
9 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 9 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (adding the principle of equality before the law and anchoring the status of the Declaration of Independence), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
Toward "Repeal the Nation-State Law"Toward "Keep it as it is"
Asked, and did not answer. Shas did not answer the questionnaire ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth sent the parties on the character of the state, which included a question on amending the Nation-State Law. (ynet, 2026-10-08)
7 plenum votes · Official recordVotes marked "routine rejection" are private member's bills from the rival bloc in the preliminary reading, which are almost always rejected regardless of content, so they carry little weight.
Toward: Keep it as it isRoutine rejection, low weightJanuary 1, 2025
9 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 9 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (adding a commitment to equal rights), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
Toward: Keep it as it isRoutine rejection, low weightNovember 13, 2024
8 of the list's MKs voted: 0 for, 8 against. For = amend the Nation-State Law and add equality to it (equality in the spirit of the principles of Israel's Declaration of Independence), without repealing it. Against = keep it as it is
