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Penal Law 5737-1977 (International Commission of Jurists, Official Text)

International Commission of Jurists, official English translation, read 2026-08-16

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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
Author
State of Israel, Knesset
Publisher
International Commission of Jurists
URL
https://www.icj.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Israel-Penal-Law-5737-1977-eng.pdf
Source Type
primary source / official record
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
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.
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  • Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.

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