Counter-Terrorism Law, 5776-2016
חוק המאבק בטרור, תשע"ו-2016
Published: 2016-06-23Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2025-11-27 · Last amended 2025-04-03✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-17
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Section B: Declaration of a Terrorist Organisation or of a Terrorist Operative by reason of a Declaration outside Israel
Definitions – Section B§
10.
In this Section, "foreigner", "act of terrorism", "terrorist operative" and "resident of Israel" — as defined in section 2a.
Declaration by the Ministerial Committee of a Terrorist Organisation or of a Terrorist Operative by reason of a Declaration outside Israel§
11.
(a)
(1)If a competent authority outside Israel has declared, by virtue of its authority under the law applicable to it, that a foreign body of persons is a terrorist organisation, the Minister of Defence may, subject to the provisions of subsection (b), declare by Order that such foreign body of persons is a terrorist organisation, if the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the conditions set out in section 3(a) are met with respect to it; however, for the purposes of that section, the definition of "act of terrorism" in section 10 shall apply;
(2)If a competent authority outside Israel has declared, by virtue of its authority under the law applicable to it, that a foreign person is a terrorist operative, and the Minister of Defence has reasonable grounds to believe that such foreign person is a terrorist operative, the Minister may declare by Order that such person is a terrorist operative; in exercising his authority under this subsection with respect to a person who is a member of a terrorist organisation declared under paragraphs (1) or (3), the Minister of Defence may treat membership in such organisation as prima facie evidence that the person is a terrorist operative;
(3)If the Security Council of the United Nations or a body authorised by it (in this section — the Security Council) has declared that a foreign body of persons is a terrorist organisation and it has not been declared to be a terrorist organisation under Section A, or if the Security Council has declared that a foreign person is a terrorist operative, the following provisions shall apply:
(a)the foreign body of persons or the foreign person shall be deemed, during the period referred to in sub-paragraph (b), to have been declared in Israel to be a terrorist organisation or a terrorist operative, as the case may be (in this section — temporary adoption of a declaration);
(b)temporary adoption of a declaration shall enter into force on the date of publication of the Security Council declaration on its website, and shall remain in force until the date set out below, as the case may be:
(1)with respect to a terrorist organisation — until a declaration by the Minister of Defence of the terrorist organisation under sub-paragraph (c) or under Section A, and if the Minister of Defence has decided, in consultation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, not to make such a declaration — until the date of his decision, or until the expiry of three months from the date of publication of the Security Council declaration, whichever is the earlier; the Minister of Defence may, for reasons that shall be recorded, on his own initiative or at the request of the head of the General Security Service or a person authorised by the head for that purpose, extend the said period by additional periods provided that the total extension period shall not exceed 90 days;
(2)with respect to a terrorist operative — until a declaration by the Minister of Defence of the terrorist operative under sub-paragraph (c), and if the Minister of Defence has decided, in consultation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, not to make such a declaration — until the date of his decision, or until the expiry of 60 days from the date of publication of the Security Council declaration, whichever is the earlier;
(c)if temporary adoption of a declaration has entered into force as referred to in sub-paragraph (b), the Minister of Defence may, in consultation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and subject to the provisions of subsection (b), declare by Order that the foreign body of persons is a terrorist organisation or that the foreign person is a terrorist operative.
(b)
(1)The Minister of Defence shall not declare under the provisions of subsection (a)(1) or (3)(c) that a foreign body of persons is a terrorist organisation if that body of persons has been declared a terrorist organisation, or if there is an intention to declare it as such, under the provisions of Section A;
(2)If a foreign body of persons has been declared to be a terrorist organisation under subsection (a)(1) or (3)(c), and thereafter has been declared by a permanent declaration to be a terrorist organisation under section 6, the declaration under subsection (a)(1) or (3)(c) shall be deemed void upon the entry into force of the permanent declaration.
(c)(Repealed)
(d)The Prime Minister may, if he sees a need therefor in special cases, on his own initiative or at the request of the Minister of Defence, determine that a decision on a declaration under subsection (a)(1), (2) or (3)(c) shall be made by the Ministerial Committee or by the Government; if the Prime Minister has so determined, the Ministerial Committee or the Government, as the case may be, shall replace the Minister of Defence for the purposes of this Section, except with respect to the authority to extend time limits under subsection (a)(3)(b)(1) or under section 7(d) as applied by section 13(a); the Minister of Defence shall publish by Order a declaration under this subsection.
Periodic Review§
12.
The Advisory Committee shall conduct, once every four years, a periodic review of a declaration under section 11(a)(1), (2) or (3)(c), and shall examine whether the circumstances have changed or new facts have come to light and whether the conditions for a declaration under that section are still met; if the Advisory Committee is of the opinion that there are grounds for reconsidering the declaration, it shall bring its recommendations before the Minister of Defence, who shall deliberate on the recommendations and give his decision in accordance with the provisions of section 13; the first periodic review shall be at the end of four years from the date of entry into force of the declaration.
Revocation of a Declaration of a Terrorist Organisation or of a Terrorist Operative§
13.
(a)A person declared under section 11(a)(1), (2) or (3)(c) to be a terrorist organisation or a terrorist operative, as well as a person directly harmed by such a declaration, may submit a request for revocation of the declaration to the Minister of Defence, through the Advisory Committee, and the provisions of sections 7(b) to (d) and (f), 8 and 9 shall apply, with the necessary modifications.
(b)If the Minister of Defence finds, on his own initiative or after reviewing a request for revocation of the declaration submitted under subsection (a) and the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on that request given under subsection (a), or after reviewing the recommendation of the Advisory Committee as referred to in section 12, that a condition for a declaration under section 11(a)(1), (2) or (3)(c) has ceased to be met, including that the declaration of the competent authority outside Israel as referred to in that section, upon the basis of which the declaration was given, has been revoked, he shall revoke, by Order, the declaration of a terrorist organisation or of a terrorist operative that he issued under that section.
(c)Without prejudice to the provisions of subsection (b), the Minister of Defence may, on his own initiative or after reviewing a request or recommendations as referred to in subsection (b), revoke a declaration of a terrorist organisation or of a terrorist operative that he issued under section 11(a)(1), (2) or (3)(c), if he finds that there are other reasons justifying such revocation.
(d)In a decision on revocation of a declaration under this section the Minister of Defence shall determine the date of commencement of the revocation, provided that it shall not be later than the date of the decision.
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Appointment of the Advisory Committee and its Functions§
14.
(a)The Minister of Justice shall appoint an Advisory Committee consisting of three members, who are:
(1)a retired judge of the Supreme Court or of a District Court, to be appointed in consultation with the President of the Supreme Court, who shall be the Chairperson;
(2)a jurist qualified to serve as a judge of a District Court;
(3)an additional member with experience in the field of security and counter-terrorism, to be appointed in consultation with the Minister of Defence.
(b)The Advisory Committee shall fulfil every function imposed upon it under the provisions of this Chapter, including making recommendations to the Minister of Defence, the Ministerial Committee and the Government, as the case may be, with respect to a permanent declaration under section 6, to the extent that written arguments have been submitted under section 5, and with respect to requests for revocation of a declaration submitted under sections 7 or 13, and shall also make recommendations to the Minister of Defence on any other matter that he brings before it that is related to his powers under this Chapter.
(c)Members of the Advisory Committee who are not State employees shall be treated as State employees for the purposes of the following enactments:
(1)State Service (Restriction of Party Activity and Collection of Funds) Law, 5719-1959;
(2)Penal Law;
(3)Public Service (Gifts) Law, 5740-1979;
(4)Public Service (Restrictions after Retirement) Law, 5729-1969.
Prohibition of Conflict of Interests§
15.
(a)A person who is liable, directly or indirectly, on a regular basis, to find themselves in a situation of conflict of interests between their function as a member of the Advisory Committee and their personal interest or another function they hold, shall not be appointed as, and shall not serve as, a member of the Advisory Committee.
(b)A member of the Advisory Committee shall refrain from participating in a deliberation and from voting at meetings of the Advisory Committee if the matter under deliberation is liable to cause such member to find themselves, directly or indirectly, in a situation of conflict of interests between their function as a member of the Advisory Committee and their personal interest or another function they hold; a member of the Advisory Committee shall not deal with such a matter in the framework of their function, even outside the meetings of the Advisory Committee.
(c)In this section —
"personal interest" — including a personal interest of a relative or an interest of a body in which such person or a relative thereof is an interested party, a controlling shareholder or an office holder;
"relative" — a spouse, parent, grandparent, parent of a spouse, child, brother or sister, or the spouse or child of any of them, including by reason of adoption, as well as any other person towards whom there is a personal, economic or political closeness or connection;
"interested party", "control", "office holder" — as defined in the Securities Law, 5728-1968.
Deliberations of the Advisory Committee§
16.
(a)The deliberations of the Advisory Committee shall be held in camera.
(b)The Advisory Committee shall keep minutes of its deliberations; the minutes shall be classified and their disclosure shall be prohibited, except for information which the Committee has determined, after hearing the position of the head of the security authority, that there is no bar to bringing it to the knowledge of the applicant or of the public.
(c)The Committee shall determine its working procedures to the extent that they have not been determined under this Law.
Validity of a Declaration of a Terrorist Organisation§
17.
(a)A decision of the Minister of Defence, the Ministerial Committee or the Government, as the case may be, with respect to a declaration, its revocation or the revocation of its revocation, shall enter into force on the date of publication of the Order thereon; however, a temporary declaration under section 4 or a declaration under section 11(a)(3)(c) shall enter into force on the date of the decision on the declaration.
(b)A declaration of a terrorist organisation under this Chapter shall remain in force with respect to that organisation, even if its name, symbols or structure have been changed after the declaration.
(c)A declaration of a terrorist operative under this Chapter shall remain in force with respect to that terrorist operative, even if such operative's name, alias or identifying particulars have been changed after the declaration.
Publication§
18.
(a)Notice of an Order with respect to a declaration by the Minister of Defence, the Ministerial Committee or the Government under this Chapter, or with respect to the revocation of such a declaration, as well as notice of a temporary declaration under section 4 or of a temporary adoption of a declaration under section 11(a)(3)(a), shall be published on the website of the Ministry of Defence.
(b)The Minister of Defence, in consultation with the Minister of Justice, may prescribe additional means, beyond those referred to in subsection (a), for bringing the declaration or revocation, as the case may be, to the knowledge of the body of persons declared to be a terrorist organisation or to the knowledge of the person declared to be a terrorist operative, and to the knowledge of the public.
Exclusivity of the Procedure for Revocation of a Declaration§
19.
(a)In any legal proceeding, including a legal proceeding under this Law, a court shall not entertain an argument that a body of persons or a person declared under the provisions of this Chapter is not a terrorist organisation or a terrorist operative, as the case may be, or an argument concerning the invalidity of a declaration of a terrorist organisation or of a terrorist operative, and section 76 of the Courts Law [Consolidated Version], 5744-1984, shall not apply in this regard.
(b)Nothing in the provisions of subsection (a) shall derogate from the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court sitting as the High Court of Justice, under section 15(c) and (d) of Basic Law: The Judiciary.
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Section A: Offences
Leading a Terrorist Organisation§
20.
A person who leads or manages a terrorist organisation, or who takes part in directing the terrorist organisation as a whole, directly or indirectly, is liable to imprisonment for 25 years; if the organisation is a terrorist organisation whose activity includes the commission of murder offences, such person is liable to life imprisonment and to that penalty alone.
Holding a Managerial or Command Position in a Terrorist Organisation§
21.
A person who manages an activity of a terrorist organisation or who takes part in directing its activity is liable to imprisonment for 10 years; if the activity was criminal activity, such person is liable to imprisonment for 15 years.
Membership in a Terrorist Organisation and Recruitment of Members§
22.
(a)A member of a terrorist organisation is liable to imprisonment for five years.
(b)A member of a terrorist organisation who takes part in the activity of the organisation, or a member as aforesaid who carries out an activity on behalf of the organisation or with the aim of advancing its activity, is liable to imprisonment for seven years.
(c)A person who recruits, directly or indirectly, a member for a terrorist organisation is liable to imprisonment for seven years.
Provision of a Service or Making Means Available to a Terrorist Organisation§
23.
A person who provides a service to a terrorist organisation or who makes means available to it, and where the provision of the service or the making available of the means is capable of assisting or advancing the activity of the organisation, is liable to imprisonment for five years, unless such person proves that they were not aware that the organisation is a terrorist organisation; for this purpose, "was aware" — includes suspecting and refraining from making enquiries.
Expression of identification with a terrorist organisation and incitement to terrorism§
24.
(a)A person who performs an act of identification with a terrorist organisation, including by publishing words of praise, support or sympathy, raising a flag, displaying or publishing a symbol, or displaying, broadcasting or publishing a slogan or anthem, in any of the following circumstances, is liable to three years' imprisonment:
(1)publicly, with the purpose of identifying with the terrorist organisation;
(2)in circumstances in which there is a real possibility that the act will lead to the commission of an act of terrorism or an offence under sections 22, 23, 25 or 29.
(b)A person who does any of the following is liable to five years' imprisonment:
(1)publishes a direct call to commit an act of terrorism;
(2)publishes words of praise, sympathy or encouragement for an act of terrorism, support for it or identification with it, and, according to the content of the publication and the circumstances in which it was published, there is a real possibility that it will lead to the commission of an act of terrorism.
(c)A person who does any of the following is liable to two years' imprisonment:
(1)possesses, for the purpose of distribution, a publication as referred to in subsection (a) that on its face expresses identification with a terrorist organisation, or a publication as referred to in subsection (b);
(2)provides a service for the purpose of the preparation, production or distribution of a publication as referred to in paragraph (1).
(c1)
(1)A person who systematically and continuously consumes publications of a terrorist organisation listed in the Second Schedule, as referred to in paragraph (2), in circumstances that indicate identification with the terrorist organisation, is liable to one year's imprisonment; however, for the purposes of publications as referred to in sub-paragraph (c) of that paragraph, systematic and continuous consumption of such publications shall be deemed to exist only if it was accompanied by consumption of publications as referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) of that paragraph;
(2)an offence as referred to in paragraph (1) shall apply in respect of publications that include any of the following:
(a)a direct call to commit an act of terrorism;
(b)words of praise, sympathy or encouragement for an act of terrorism;
(c)documentation of the commission of an act of terrorism;
(3)consumption of publications as referred to in paragraph (2) that was carried out incidentally, in good faith or for a lawful purpose, including for the purpose of making information available to the public, preventing terrorist offences or conducting research, shall not be deemed prohibited consumption under this subsection;
(4)without derogating from the provisions of section 98(b), the Minister of Justice, in the manner referred to in that section, may add a terrorist organisation to the Second Schedule if the organisation is a terrorist organisation as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition of "terrorist organisation" and if satisfied that, having regard to the characteristics of the organisation, the areas of its activity and the manner in which it recruits activists to the organisation, the systematic and continuous consumption of the organisation's publications is likely to create a risk of the commission of an act of terrorism.
(d)Publishing an accurate and fair account of a publication prohibited under subsections (a) or (b) does not constitute an offence under this section.
(e)No indictment shall be filed under this section except with the approval of the Attorney General.
Provision of means for the commission of an act of terrorism§
25.
(a)A person who provides a service to another or places means at the disposal of another, as specified below, in circumstances in which such provision or placement is capable of serving, directly or indirectly, for the commission of an offence that is an act of terrorism, for facilitating its commission or for evading justice after the commission of such an offence, is liable to five years' imprisonment:
(1)providing a transportation service or placing at the disposal of another a place of accommodation, stay or concealment, or placing means at the disposal of another in order to obtain a place of accommodation, stay or concealment;
(2)placing money, food, clothing, information, means of communication, documents, means of transport, fuel, real property, a structure or any other means at the disposal of another.
(b)It is immaterial whether the provision of the service or the placement of means as referred to in subsection (a) was made for consideration or without consideration, and whether or not the act of terrorism referred to in subsection (a) was committed.
Failure to prevent an act of terrorism§
26.
A person who had in his possession information that gave rise in him to a real suspicion that a felony constituting an act of terrorism was about to be committed, or that such an offence had been committed and it was still possible to prevent its consequences, in whole or in part, and who did not act reasonably to prevent its commission, its completion or its consequences, as the case may be, is liable to three years' imprisonment; for the purposes of this section, a person who reported the information in his possession to a security authority as soon as possible shall be deemed to have acted reasonably.
Threat to commit an act of terrorism§
27.
A person who threatens to commit an offence that is an act of terrorism, out of the motive and purpose referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the definition of "act of terrorism", is liable to seven years' imprisonment.
Preparation for the commission of an act of terrorism§
28.
(a)A person who performs an act that is any of the following, which constitutes preparation for the commission of an offence that is an act of terrorism, is liable to half the penalty prescribed for the offence, without the enhancement of punishment prescribed in Section B; if such an offence is an offence carrying mandatory life imprisonment, the person is liable to 15 years' imprisonment:
(1)preparing a compound or site for the purpose of adapting it for the commission of such an offence or for the purpose of evading justice after its commission;
(2)forging documents for the purpose of committing such an offence; for this purpose, "forgery" and "document" have the meanings assigned to them in section 414 of the Penal Law, 5737-1977;
(3)preparing means for the purpose of committing such an offence, including weapons, materials, documents, photography and recording equipment, disguises and means of transport, or possessing such means;
(4)gathering or transferring information for the purpose of committing such an offence;
(5)preparing a road, passage or tunnel for the purpose of committing such an offence or for the purpose of evading justice after its commission.
(b)For the purposes of subsection (a), it is immaterial whether the act was directed at the commission of a specific or unspecified act of terrorism, or whether the act of terrorism in the preparation of which the person participated was planned to be carried out by him or by another.
(c)A person who attempted to perform an act as referred to in subsection (a) and desisted from completing the act out of remorse, as referred to in section 28 of the Penal Law, 5737-1977, shall be subject to the provisions of that section.
Training or instruction for terrorist purposes§
29.
(a)A person who trains or instructs another to use methods of operation or means for the commission of an offence that is an act of terrorism, for preventing its detection or for frustrating the investigation thereof, or who trains or instructs another to use or prepare weapons, all with the purpose of advancing the activity of a terrorist organisation or the commission of an offence that is an act of terrorism, or of assisting them, is liable to nine years' imprisonment.
(b)A person who receives training or instruction as referred to in subsection (a), with the purpose referred to in that subsection, is liable to seven years' imprisonment.
(c)For the purposes of this section —
(1)it is immaterial whether the training or instruction was given to one person or to a specific or unspecified public, and whether it was directed at the commission of a specific or unspecified act of terrorism;
(2)a person who was present at a place serving at that time for training or instruction for terrorist purposes as referred to in subsection (a) is presumed to have received training or instruction with the purpose referred to in that subsection; if the accused raises a reasonable doubt in this regard, the doubt shall operate in his favour;
(3)training or instruction as referred to in subsection (a) that was given or received by a member of a terrorist organisation, on behalf of a terrorist organisation, in the framework of the activity of a terrorist organisation or at a place that regularly serves for the activity of a terrorist organisation is presumed to have been given or received with the purpose referred to in that subsection, unless proved otherwise.
Act or transaction in weapons, harmful substances or sensitive facilities for terrorist purposes§
30.
(a)A person who possesses, acquires, sells, manufactures, repairs, imports, exports, transports, brokers, distributes or carries out any other transaction in weapons, with the purpose of advancing the activity of a terrorist organisation or the commission of an act of terrorism, or of assisting such activity or commission, whether for consideration or without consideration, is liable to 20 years' imprisonment or a fine of ten times the fine prescribed in section 61(a)(4) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977.
(b)A person who performs an act or transaction as referred to in subsection (a) in a chemical, biological or radioactive weapon, a harmful substance or a sensitive facility is liable to 25 years' imprisonment or a fine of twenty times the fine prescribed in section 61(a)(4) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977.
(c)Where an act or transaction as referred to in subsection (a) was performed when the other party to the act or transaction is a terrorist organisation or a member of a terrorist organisation, it is presumed that the act or transaction was performed for the purpose referred to in subsection (a), unless proved otherwise.
(d)It is immaterial whether the act or transaction was directed at the commission of a specific or unspecified act of terrorism.
Prohibition of dealing in property for terrorist purposes§
31.
(a)A person who performs a transaction in property with the purpose of assisting, advancing or financing the commission of a serious terrorist offence, or with the purpose of rewarding for the commission of a serious terrorist offence, or with the purpose of assisting, advancing or financing the activity of a terrorist organisation, is liable to ten years' imprisonment or a fine of twenty times the fine prescribed in section 61(a)(4) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977.
(b)For the purposes of subsection (a) —
(1)it is sufficient that it be proved that the transaction was performed for one of the purposes enumerated therein, even if it is not proved which of them;
(2)"to reward for the commission of a terrorist offence" — even if the recipient of the reward is not the person who committed the terrorist offence or who intended to commit it.
Prohibition of dealing in terrorist property§
32.
(a)A person who does any of the following is liable to seven years' imprisonment or a fine of ten times the fine prescribed in section 61(a)(4) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977:
(1)a transaction in property that is capable of assisting, advancing or financing the commission of a serious terrorist offence, or of rewarding for the commission of a serious terrorist offence, even if the recipient of the reward is not the person who committed the offence or who intended to commit it; for the purposes of this paragraph, it is sufficient that it be proved that the person performing the transaction was aware that one of the said possibilities exists, even if it is not proved which of them;
(2)a transaction in property of a terrorist organisation or property connected to a serious terrorist offence;
(3)transferring property to a terrorist organisation.
(b)A person who performs a transaction in property of a person, being aware that that person is a terrorism activist as referred to in paragraph (1) of the definition of "terrorism activist" in section 2a, or that there exists in respect of that person or an organisation in which that person takes an active part a declaration under sections 3 or 11, is presumed to have done so knowing that the transaction is capable of assisting, advancing or financing the commission of a serious terrorist offence, or of rewarding for the commission of a serious terrorist offence, as the case may be, unless that person proves otherwise.
(c)For the purposes of this section, a person shall not be regarded as having refrained from ascertaining the nature of the conduct or the existence of the possibility of the circumstances subsisting for the purposes of section 20(c)(1) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977, if all of the following conditions are met:
(1)deferring the transaction for the purpose of ascertaining the nature of the conduct or the subsistence of the circumstances under the provisions of section 20(c)(1) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977, and also for the purpose of reporting prior to performing the transaction under the provisions of section 33, would, in the circumstances of the case, have constituted a substantial impediment to that person's business activity;
(2)shortly after performing the transaction in the property, the person reported on the transaction in the property under the provisions of section 33 and acted in accordance with the instructions of the Israel Police in respect thereof; the Minister for Internal Security, in consultation with the Minister of Justice, shall prescribe the time and manner for the giving of Police instructions.
(d)
(1)the provisions of this section shall not apply to categories of transactions in property or to a specific transaction for the performance of which advance authorisation has been granted by the Minister of Finance, in consultation with the Minister of Defence and the Minister for Internal Security;
(2)notice of the grant of a permit under this subsection that is intended for an unspecified public shall be published in Reshumot (Official Gazette); the Minister of Finance may prescribe additional ways to bring the grant of the permit to the knowledge of the public.
Duty to report terrorist property§
33.
(a)Where a person was asked to perform a transaction in property in the course of his business or in the performance of his duties, or in circumstances in which that person had a real possibility of performing the transaction, and that person had a reasonable suspicion that what is described in paragraph (1) or (2) was occurring, or where a person performed a transaction in property and at the time of its performance or within six months of that time had a reasonable suspicion as aforesaid, that person shall report the matter to the Israel Police, and for this purpose it is sufficient that it be proved that the person had a reasonable suspicion that what is described in paragraph (1) or (2) was occurring, even if it is not proved which of them —
(1)the property is property of a terrorist organisation or is the direct proceeds or direct profit of such property;
(2)the transaction is capable of advancing or financing the commission of a serious terrorist offence, of assisting in the commission of a serious terrorist offence or of rewarding for the commission of such an offence.
(b)A report under subsection (a) does not derogate from the duty of reporting under section 95 and under sections 7 and 8a of the Prohibition on Money Laundering Law.
(c)A report under subsection (a) shall include all information known to the reporting person that is relevant to the matter, and shall be delivered as soon as possible in the circumstances of the case, from the time at which that person had a reasonable suspicion as referred to in that subsection.
(d)The methods of reporting and the times for reporting under this section shall be in accordance with the methods of reporting and the times prescribed under sections 6(b), 7(e) or 8a(e) of the Prohibition on Money Laundering Law, as the case may be, unless otherwise prescribed as referred to in those sections.
(e)The provisions of this section shall not apply to categories of transactions in property or to a specific transaction for the performance of which advance authorisation has been granted under section 32(d), unless otherwise indicated in the permit.
Duty to report property of a declared terrorist organisation§
34.
(a)Without derogating from the provisions of section 33, every person in whose possession, custody or control there is property of a declared terrorist organisation shall report the matter to the Israel Police, shortly after the property comes into that person's custody or control, or immediately after the declaration, as the case may be.
(b)The Minister for Internal Security, in consultation with the Minister of Justice, shall prescribe the methods of reporting and the times for reporting under subsection (a).
(c)Where the Minister of Defence, the Ministerial Committee or the Government, as the case may be, has declared an organisation to be a terrorist organisation under sections 4, 6 or 11, no person shall perform any transaction in property of such an organisation, except for transactions permitted by the Minister of Defence in an administrative seizure order issued under section 56.
Exemption from liability and restrictions on disclosure and reporting§
35.
(a)A failure to perform a transaction in property, any other omission or any act performed in good faith in order to avoid committing an offence under this Law, as well as any report, disclosure or non-disclosure made in good faith for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Law, and any act performed in accordance with the instructions of the Israel Police, shall not constitute a breach of duties of confidentiality and trust or of any other duty under any law or agreement, and a person who performed or refrained from performing an act as aforesaid shall not bear criminal, civil or disciplinary liability by reason of the act or the omission; the provisions of section 24(b) and (c) of the Prohibition on Money Laundering Law shall apply in respect of an act or omission under this subsection.
(b)Section 25 of the Prohibition on Money Laundering Law shall apply in respect of disclosure and reporting under the provisions of this Law, with the necessary modifications.
Breach of reporting duties§
36.
A person who fails to submit a report under the provisions of sections 33 or 34 is liable to one year's imprisonment or a fine as referred to in section 61(a)(3) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977; a person who does so with the purpose of frustrating the seizure of property as referred to in those sections is liable to three years' imprisonment or double the said fine, all provided that the person did not prove that he was not aware that the organisation is a terrorist organisation; for this purpose, "was aware" — includes having suspected and having refrained from ascertaining.
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