BSA”D

2014

DAY OF COMMEMORATION – JEWS FROM ARAB STATES AND IRAN

1a) EVERY YEAR NOVEMBER 30TH WILL BE OBSERVED AS A DAY TO MARK THE EXILE AND EXPULSION OF JEWS FROM ARAB STATES AND IRAN. ON THAT DAY-

•  THE MINISTER OF CITIZENS AND PORTFOLIOS WILL INSTRUCT THE FORMATION OF A NATIONAL OPENING CEREMONY

• THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION WILL IMPLEMENT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON THE SUBJECT

• THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WILL INSTRUCT ON ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ISRAEL’S EMBASSIES ABROAD TO INCREASE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS AND RECOGNITION OF THE JEWISH REFUGEES FROM ARAB STATES AND IRAN AND THEIR RIGHT TO COMPENSATION AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE LAW PROTECTING THE RIGHTS TO COMPENSATION OF THE JEWS FROM ARAB COUNTRIES AND IRAN (2010)

1b)  IF NOVEMBER 30TH FALLS ON A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY, THE DAY COMMEMORATING THE EXILE AND EXPULSION WILL BE OBSERVED ON THE THURSDAY BEFORE

2)  THE KNESSET WILL HOLD A SPECIAL SESSION  TO RECOGNIZE THE EXILE AND EXPULSION OF THE JEWS FROM ARAB STATES AND IRAN ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1a) OR ON A DATE ADJACENT TO NOVEMBER 30TH.

3)  THE MINISTER OF CITIZENS AND PORTFOLIOS IS APPOINTED TO EXECUTE THIS LAW.

LAW EXECUTED AND SIGNED BY

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, PRIME MINISTER

URI ORBACH, MINISTER OF CITIZENS AND PORTFOLIOS

SHIMON PERES, PRESIDENT

YULI ADELSTEIN, KNESSET CEO

THE LAW WAS APPROVED ON JUNE 23, 2014