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Residency status and citizenship

Votes on citizenship, immigration and residency status

Timeline

Second and third reading9The votes where a law passes or fails
Preliminary and first reading21Bills at the start of the process
Entry into Israel (Removal of an Unlawful Resident Who Participated in a Flotilla to the Gaza Strip) (Temporary Provision) Bill, 2026
March 18, 2026First reading
Did not pass0 / 0
Government bill
Law of Return (Amendment – Rights of Family Members) Bill, 2023

The proposal deletes the right of grandchildren of Jews to take part in the Law of Return, so that only children of a Jew will be eligible.

July 9, 2025Preliminary reading
Did not pass18 / 54
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionInitiator: Avi Maoz
Entry into Israel Law (Amendment No. 44 and Temporary Provision – Swords of Iron) Bill, 2025
May 27, 2025First reading
Passed5 / 0
Government bill
Entry into Israel Law (Amendment No. 43) Bill, 2025
May 12, 2025First reading
Passed18 / 0
Government bill
Entry into Israel Law (Amendment – Harsher Punishment for the Offense of Illegal Entry) Bill, 2025
March 19, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed23 / 7
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Boaz Bismuth
Basic Law: Entry, Immigration and Status in Israel Bill

A proposed Basic Law setting entry, immigration and status policy for residents and citizens in Israel.

March 19, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed58 / 30
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Simcha Rothman
Basic Law: Entry, Immigration and Status in Israel Bill

A Basic Law bill setting fundamental principles concerning entry, immigration and status in Israel, including annual quotas and restrictions on foreign nationals.

March 19, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed58 / 32
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Zvika Fogel
Entry into Israel Law (Amendment No. 42) (Removal from Israel of Infiltrators Who Support the Government of Their Country) Bill, 2025
March 5, 2025First reading
Passed19 / 8
Joint initiativeInitiator: Yulia Malinovsky, Avigdor Liberman and 7 more
Deportation of Infiltrators Who Support the Regime in the State of Eritrea and Infiltrators Who Committed Offenses in the State of Israel Bill, 2024

A bill allowing the deportation of infiltrators who support the Eritrean regime and infiltrators who were convicted of or charged with offenses in Israel.

February 26, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed30 / 5
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Yitzhak Kroizer, Limor Son Har-Melech
Deportation of Infiltrators Who Support the Regime in the State of Eritrea and Infiltrators Who Committed Offenses in the State of Israel Bill, 2025

A bill allowing the Minister of Interior to deport infiltrators who support the regime in Eritrea and infiltrators who were convicted of or charged with offenses in Israel.

February 26, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed29 / 6
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Eliyahu Revivo
Immediate Deportation of Infiltrators Who Support the Regime of Their Country Bill, 2024
February 12, 2025Preliminary reading
Passed51 / 0
Joint initiativeInitiator: Yulia Malinovsky, Avigdor Liberman and 7 more
Entry into Israel Law (Amendment No. 41) (Non-Granting of a Visa and Residence Permit in Israel) Bill, 2024
November 19, 2024First reading
Passed19 / 0
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Michel Buskila
Entry into Israel Law (Amendment – Non-Granting of a Visa and Residence Permit in Israel) Bill, 2023
July 17, 2024Preliminary reading
Passed26 / 2
Initiated by: coalitionInitiator: Michel Buskila
Entry into Israel Law (Amendment No. 40) (Powers of a Border Control Officer and Inspector) Bill, 2024

The amendment grants border control officers and inspectors additional enforcement powers to remove foreigners staying unlawfully.

May 20, 2024First reading
Passed22 / 7
Government bill
Entry into Israel Law (Amendment No. 39) (Suspension of a License or Occupational Permit and Imposition of Forfeiture for Unlawful Transporting, Lodging and Employing in Aggravated Circumstances) Bill, 2024
April 3, 2024First reading
Passed23 / 0
Joint initiativeInitiator: Ofir Katz, Yulia Malinovsky
Entry into Israel Law (Amendment No. 38) (Harsher Punishment for Offenses of Transporting, Lodging and Employing Unlawful Residents) Bill, 2024
March 27, 2024First reading
Passed17 / 10
Joint initiativeInitiator: Zvika Fogel, Evgeny Sova and 4 more
Entry into Israel Law (Amendment – Harsher Punishment for Offenses of Unlawfully Transporting, Lodging and Employing Illegal Residents) Bill, 2024

The bill increases penalties and fines for offenses of transporting, harboring and employing illegal residents, and expands administrative enforcement tools.

March 27, 2024Preliminary reading
Passed18 / 10
Initiated by: oppositionInitiator: Evgeny Sova, Avigdor Liberman and 3 more
Entry into Israel Law (Amendment – Harsher Punishment for Offenses of Unlawfully Transporting, Lodging and Employing Illegal Residents) Bill, 2023
February 21, 2024Preliminary reading
Passed43 / 7
Joint initiativeInitiator: Zvika Fogel, Evgeny Sova and 4 more
Entry into Israel Law (Amendment – Aggravated Circumstances for Transporting, Lodging and Employing a Foreign Resident Staying in Israel Unlawfully Who Committed an Act of Terrorism or Supported Terrorism) Bill, 2024
February 14, 2024Preliminary reading
Passed47 / 8
Joint initiativeInitiator: Ofir Katz, Yulia Malinovsky
Entry into Israel (Temporary Provision – Novel Coronavirus) Bill, 2023
May 30, 2023First reading
Passed12 / 0
Government bill
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Other plenum votes12Approvals, motions for the agenda and procedural decisions
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to the Prime Minister the powers vested in the Minister of Interior under Section 11C of the Entry into Israel Law, 1952 – regarding revoking the residence permit of an infiltrator convicted of committing an offense and removing them from Israel
July 7, 2026Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed53 / 0
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to the Prime Minister the powers vested in the Minister of Interior under Section 3A(c1) of the Entry into Israel Law, 1952, regarding the extension of a visitor's residence permit for a foreign worker, or the granting of a new visa and permit to a foreign worker, in special and exceptional circumstances of the foreign worker's contribution to the economy, to culture, to sport or to society.
June 22, 2026Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed18 / 0
Regular motion for the agenda on the subject: "The negative emigration of young Israelis, and the dangers facing the state, following the policy of the 37th Government of Israel"
June 10, 2026Motion for the agenda
Passed4 / 0
Government announcement under Section 31(b) on the transfer of powers from the Minister of Interior to the Prime Minister under the Entry into Israel Law, 1925
March 30, 2026Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed46 / 38
Proposed Citizenship and Entry into Israel (Temporary Provision) Order (Extension of the Law's Validity), 2026
March 9, 2026Approval of secondary legislation
Did not pass0 / 0
Urgent motion for the agenda on the subject: "Negative emigration from the State of Israel and its social, economic and national implications"
January 14, 2026Motion for the agenda
Passed9 / 0
Government announcement under Section 31(b) of Basic Law: The Government to transfer to the Prime Minister the power vested in the Minister of Interior under Section 23A of the Civil Service (Appointments) Law, 1959, regarding assigning the role of head of the Population and Immigration Authority and assigning the role of chair of the District Planning and Building Committee of the Tel Aviv District
December 8, 2025Approval of a motion in the plenum
Passed47 / 38
The government's request to extend by order the validity of the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Provision), 2022
March 10, 2025Approval of secondary legislation
Passed48 / 9
The government's request to extend by order the validity of the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Provision), 2022
March 4, 2024Approval of secondary legislation
Passed26 / 6
The government's request to extend by order the validity of the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Provision), 2022
March 6, 2023Approval of secondary legislation
Passed20 / 9
Government announcement on applying continuity to the Entry into Israel Law (Amendment No. 34) Bill, 2022
February 1, 2023Continuity (bill carried over)
Passed12 / 0
Government bill
Government announcement on applying continuity to the Entry into Israel Law (Amendment No. 33) (Taking Biometric Identification Means from Foreigners and Producing Biometric Identification Data) Bill, 2021
February 1, 2023Continuity (bill carried over)
Passed12 / 0
Government bill

Knesset map by topic

A weighted position for each MK across all the votes on this topic (a third reading counts for more). 🟡 Mixed = voted both for and against in different votes. The map shows 141 MKs: 120 serving today, plus 21 who served at some point in the current term and actually voted on this topic - which is why the number is above 120.

Coalition(67 seats)

Likud· 36
Shas· 14

Left the coalition(9 seats)

Noam· 1

Opposition(44 seats)

Ra'am· 5
Labor· 4