Knesset advances bill to levy NIS 10,000 fine on ‘terrorism flag wavers’ – By Tovah Lazaroff (Jerusalem Post) / May 10, 2023
Waving terror flags or the public posting of photographs of terrorists is already a criminal act in Israel, punishable by three or four years of imprisonment.
A bill to levy a NIS10,000 fine against those who publicly wave or hang the flag of a terror organization received preliminary approval in a 50-28 vote in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday.
“Incitement to terrorism creates an atmosphere that influences individuals and organizations to commit [further] acts of terrorist,” said Justice Minister Yariv Levin (Likud) who spoke in support of the bill introduced by Religious Zionist MK Zvi Sukkot.
“The main source of a terrorist organization’s power is the propaganda it produces, and that is what we are fighting,” Sukkot said.
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