Middle East Historic Documents | Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel : 1980
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Basic Law:
Jerusalem, Capital of Israel
July 30, 1980
1. Jerusalem, complete and united, is the
capital of Israel.
2. Jerusalem is the seat of the President
of the State, the Knesset, the Government and the Supreme Court.
3. The Holy Places shall be protected from
desecration and any other violation and from anything likely to violate the freedom of
access of the members of the different religions to the places sacred to them or their
feelings towards those places.
Development of Jerusalem
4. (a) The Government shall provide for the
development and prosperity of Jerusalem and the well-being of its inhabitants by
allocating special funds, including a special annual grant to the Municipality of
Jerusalem (Capital City Grant) with the approval of the Finance Committee of the Knesset.
(b) Jerusalem shall be given special
priority in the activities of the authorities of the State so as to further its
development in economic and other matters.
(c) The Government shall set up a special
body or special bodies for the implementation of this section.
MENAHEM BEGIN
Prime Minister
YITZCHAK NAVON
President of the State
* Passed by the Knesset
on July 30, 1980, and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim No. 980 dated August 5, 1980, p. 186;
the Bill and an Explanatory Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 1464 of 5740, p. 287.
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