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The Ministerial Committee on Legislation today (Sunday) approved a series of bills following the events of October 7, which will be approved in a preliminary reading in the Knesset plenary this Wednesday, including MK Almog Cohen's (Otzma Yehudit) proposal to deport families of terrorists. According to the proposal,
The family members
will be deported if it is known that they knew in advance of his plan to commit an act of terrorism, expressed support or identification, and published words of praise, sympathy, or encouragement for the act of terrorism.
prevent their children from carrying out this attack.
With a forward-looking view, deportation will save the lives of Israeli citizens."
Coalition members in the Knesset plenum ahead of the vote on the repeal of the probable cause law July 24, 2023/Official website, Flash 90 Yonatan Zindel
Another bill that was approved is that of the chairman of the Israel Beitenu faction, MK Oded Porer, which prohibits the denial of the October 7th massacre.
According to the proposal, anyone who publishes, in writing or orally, things that deny the massacre or downplay its dimensions or publishes praise, sympathy or identification with the actions committed by Hamas in the events of October 7 and following them - will be sentenced to five years in prison.
The explanation for the bill reads: "The denial of the massacre constitutes an attempt to rewrite history already at this stage, in an attempt to hide, minimize and facilitate the crimes committed against the Jewish people and the State of Israel."
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The proposal of MK Moshe Fessal of the Likud, according to which financial compensation will be given to Zaka volunteers who volunteered for activities in the organization during the "Iron Swords" war, was also approved by the ministers.
"There is no doubt that the volunteers took a significant part and did hard work, both physically and mentally, in order to enable the families of the murdered to bring them to burial. They take a very significant part in the holy work for the people of Israel and work together with the IDF, so they deserve to be rewarded for their important work." .
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