Bill No. 3643/20/F
On Monday, 26 February 2018, the Knesset approved in the first reading a bill that provides for preventing associations and institutions, which Israel considers to be active against the Israeli army, from implementing non-curricular activities at Israeli schools. MK Shuli Mualem of the Jewish Home party took the initiative to propose this bill.
On Monday, 26 February 2018, the Knesset approved in the first reading a bill that vests the Minister of Interior with the power, with the approval of the Judicial Advisor to the Government, to revoke the residency status of every person who received “permanent residency” less than 10 years before legally prescribed “violations” were committed. The following conditions apply to the persons who:
On Monday, 26 February 2018, the Knesset approved in the first reading a bill that legalises the conditions set by Israeli authorities for the funerals of martyrs, who carried out operations. The bill is applicable if those martyrs are from areas under the so-called “Israeli sovereignty”, including Jerusalem. However, such a bill immediately turns into a military regulation that is enforced to the West Bank.
Initiator: Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home)
Bill No. 5158/20/F
Bezalel Smotrich, MK for the Jewish Home party, submitted a bill, which provides for annexing all the areas of settlements in the occupied West Bank to the so-called “Israeli sovereignty”.
Initiator: Shuli Mualem (Jewish Home)
Bill No. 4824/20/F
After midnight on 30 January 2018, the Knesset Plenum approved in the first reading a bill, which provides for extending the powers of the Council for Higher Education in Israel to the occupied West Bank. Accordingly, instead of having its own ad hoc committee, the Ariel University at the Ariel settlement in the western Nablus governorate will report to the council. This is one of the annexation bills initiated by right wing MKs.