Process & OversightEnacted 2014
Basic Law: Referendum חוק יסוד: משאל עם
A decision ending the application of Israeli law, jurisdiction and administration to territory requires at least 61 MKs and a referendum, or approval by at least 80 MKs without a referendum. The rule covers agreements and unilateral decisions.
Key provisions
- Those eligible to vote in Knesset elections on the referendum date may participate.
- Referendum is dispensed with only if 80 of 120 MKs approve
- Applies to all territory to which Israeli law, jurisdiction, and administration have been extended, that is, pre-1967 Israel, East Jerusalem, and the Golan
- Entrenched, amendment requires an absolute majority (61 MKs)
Context
Enacted in 2014, following an ordinary referendum law passed in 2010. Its territorial test includes Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, where Israel applies its law, jurisdiction and administration; it does not generally cover the West Bank.
Cite this page
Basic Law: Referendum (2014). The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/basic-law/referendum