From Religious Zionism coalition deal calls to recognize illegal outposts within 60 days
MK Orit Struk with Religious Zionist party head MK Bezalel Smotrich during a vote in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 28, 2022.(Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
Ahead of the swearing-in of the government, parties publish their coalition agreements.
The deal between Likud and Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism party calls for a government decision within 60 days to recognize the so-called “young settlements.”
These illegal outposts were established without government approval and as such are ineligible for many government services.
Also included in the deal are the legislation of laws to expand the criteria for conversion to Judaism, changes to immigration law, strengthening bodies that work to boost Israel’s Jewish identity and the appointment of a chief rabbi from the national religious camp.
It also calls for amending laws that ban gender-segregated public events.
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