Basic Law: Referendum
Referendum
- Jurisdiction
- Israel
- Provision
- 1
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
More details
- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(a) Should the Government decide to ratify an agreement, or sign an agreement, according to which the law, jurisdiction and administration of the State of Israel shall no longer apply to territory in which they currently apply, including an agreement that involves a future undertaking, and a conditioned undertaking, after the agreement has been approved by the Knesset by a majority of its members, it shall require approval in a referendum, unless it has been approved by a majority of 80 Members of the Knesset. (b) Should the Government decide, by means other than an agreement, that the law, jurisdiction and administration of the State of Israel shall no longer apply to territory in which they currently apply, after the decision has been approved by the Knesset by a majority of its members, it shall require approval in a referendum, unless it has been approved by a majority of 80 Members of the Knesset.
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Basic Law: Referendum · main.knesset.gov.il · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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