Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
Main committee · Permanent
Active since 17 Nov 2022
Committee email: v_bitachon@knesset.gov.il
- Knesset
- 25th
- Sessions with a transcript
- 275
- Bills prepared
- 89
- Of which passed
- 49
Committee session data runs to 24 March 2026.
Committee bills and sessions
89 bills, of which 49 passed the third reading · 275 sessions in the 25th Knesset
Committee sessions
Transcript No. 569 · 11 attendees · 1 file24 Mar 2026
Transcript No. 568 · 18 attendees · 1 file24 Mar 2026
Transcript No. 562 · 14 attendees · 1 file23 Feb 2026
- דוח נקח"ל לשנת 2025
Transcript No. 555 · 40 attendees · 1 file27 Jan 2026
Transcript No. 554 · 27 attendees · 1 file27 Jan 2026
Bills the committee prepared
| Bill | Type | Status | Date of the latest document(descending) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defense Service (Amendment No. 29 - Temporary Provision) Law, 5786-2026 | Government bill | Passed third reading | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Defense Service (Amendment No. 28 - Temporary Provision) Law, 5786-2026 | Government bill | Passed third reading | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants (Amendment No. 4 and Temporary Provision - Swords of Iron) (Amendment No. 8) Law, 5786-2026 | Government bill | Passed third reading | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Freezing and Deduction of Funds Paid by the Palestinian Authority in Connection with Terrorism from the Funds Transferred to It by the Government of Israel (Amendment No. 2) (Funds Transferred to the Gaza Strip) Bill, 5786-2026 | Private bill | Preparation for second and third readings | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Safeguarding the Borders of the State (Legislative Amendments) Bill, 5785-2025 | Private bill | Merged with another bill | 15 Jun 2026 |
Session No. 569 · 24 Mar 2026
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, 25th Knesset · 19:00-21:10
Agenda
Files to download
The files, including the transcript, open from the Knesset website.
Committee transcript
Hebrew · 14 Apr 2026
Attendees (11)
A name without a link belongs to an invitee, an official or an attendee who is not linked to a candidate page in the lists for the 26th Knesset.
- Boaz Bismuth
Session chair
חיים פרוש
Invited guest
מאיר כהן
מירי פרנקל-שור
ניסים ואטורי
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שרון ניר
Speakers in the session
For each speaker: how many of the session's statements were theirs, and which topics were identified in their remarks in the analysis. Topics are marked by appearance, not by extent.
| Speaker(ascending) | Role | Share of the discussion | Topics raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elazar Stern | Speaker | 29 of 131 (22%) |
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| Moshe Tur-Paz | Speaker | 6 of 131 (5%) |
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| Tally Gotliv | Speaker | 11 of 131 (8%) |
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| Yinon Azulai | Speaker | 13 of 131 (10%) | No topics identified |
| מאיר כהן | Speaker | 10 of 131 (8%) |
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| שרון ניר | Speaker | 18 of 131 (14%) |
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Who took part in the committee
114 participants: everyone who spoke in the committee, and those present who are linked to candidate pages. The record here is from the 25th Knesset.
| Name(ascending) | Role in the discussion | Sessions attended | Sessions chaired | Sessions with speeches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adi Azuz | Speaker | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Afef Abed | Speaker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Almog Cohen | Speaker | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Alon Schuster | Speaker | 21 | 0 | 19 |
| Amichai Chikli | Speaker | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Amichai Eliyahu | Speaker | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Amit Halevy | Speaker, Chair | 61 | 1 | 59 |
| Anat Maor | Guest | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ariel Kallner | Speaker | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Avi Dichter | Speaker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Avichai Boaron | Speaker | 29 | 0 | 26 |
| Avigdor Lieberman | Speaker | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Boaz Bismuth | Speaker, Chair | 108 | 82 | 98 |
| Dan Illouz | Speaker | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| Dudi Amsalem | Chair | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Efrat Rayten | Speaker | 43 | 0 | 43 |
| Elazar Stern | Speaker | 133 | 0 | 123 |
| Evgeny Sova | Speaker | 32 | 0 | 27 |
| Gadi Eisenkot | Guest, Speaker | 24 | 0 | 22 |
| Gideon Sa'ar | Speaker | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilad Kariv | Speaker | 20 | 0 | 16 |
| Hamad Amar | Speaker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hanoch Milwidsky | Speaker | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Hili Tropper | Speaker | 18 | 0 | 14 |
| Israel Katz | Speaker | 2 | 0 | 1 |
The committee in other Knessets
The committee operated in 7 Knessets. Each Knesset has its own sessions and bills.
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, 25th Knesset Knesset shown
275 sessions · 89 bills · Active
- Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, 24th Knesset
84 sessions · 16 bills
- Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, 23rd Knesset
55 sessions · 4 bills
- Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (Temporary), 22nd Knesset
7 sessions · 0 bills
- Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, 21st Knesset
6 sessions · 0 bills
- Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, 20th Knesset
110 sessions · 36 bills
- Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, 19th Knesset
14 sessions · 0 bills