The International Commission of Jurists' hosted English text of Israel's Penal Law 5737-1977, whose Section 174 forbids proselytizing another person to change their religion by means of material benefit, and whose Section 368 forbids persuading or encouraging a minor under eighteen to change religion and forbids any conversion ceremony for a minor without the consent of both parents.
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Citation
AuthorState of Israel, Knesset
PublisherInternational Commission of Jurists
URLhttps://www.icj.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Israel-Penal-Law-5737-1977-eng.pdf
Source Typeprimary source / official record
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Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: the primary legal text hosted by an international jurists' body, read for the exact wording of Sections 174 and 368 rather than for secondary commentary. Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
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