Knesset Member Yariv Levin's bill, which works to commemorate Menachem Begin's memory, was approved today (Wednesday) in the Knesset plenum approved in a preliminary reading.
41 supported in front of one opponent and the proposal will be forwarded to the Education, Culture and Sports Committee.
The law proposes to dedicate a state memorial day to the memory and work of Menachem Begin.
On this day, memorial events will be held to commemorate Menachem Begin, a state memorial service will be held, and in IDF camps and schools, time will be devoted to commemorative events and the study of his work.
Menachem Begin speaks in the plenum, alongside Yitzhak Shamir in the chair of the Knesset Speaker, 1978, Photo: Yaakov Saar, GPO
The explanatory memorandum to the bill reads: "Menachem Begin's name is engraved in the history of the nation as one of the great leaders of the Jewish people in the twentieth century. "Strengthen the unity of the people, establish the first peace agreement and more. The Knesset has in the past established days of state remembrance for prime ministers and there is no doubt that Menachem Begin's influence, action and contribution deserve to be remembered in a similar way. .
The initiator of the bill, MK Levin, said that "this is the least that should be done for Menachem Begin, a great leader who designed with his own hands important elements in the identity and in fact the existence of the State of Israel.
I am convinced that learning his legacy in schools, as the bill states, will greatly contribute to the education of our future generation. "
Minister Zeev Elkin responded on behalf of the government to the bill and published a reference that also touches on recent current events: '".
