Forty-nine MK's supported the motion, 26 MK's opposed it, and one abstained. The proposal will be forwarded to the Knesset Arrangements Committee for its second and third reading.
The ruling authorizes police to receive data on location samples of a person required to be in quarantine, however along side the decision, provisions are established limiting the usage of data the police are to receive.
In the explanation of the bill, it is written, "Due to the position of Health Ministry experts, the most important measure to isolating the spread of the virus is to isolate the sick, and those who interacted with them.
"It is necessary to provide tools for effective supervision of compliance with quarantine regulations. As a result, this case proposes to authorize the Israeli police to obtain information on the location required to be in quarantine, for a specific period of time, in a non-continuous manner."
Justice Minister Amir Ohana who presented the proposal said, "Indeed this is extreme use of authority supervision, especially on civilians who have not committed crimes.
"The government does not take this lightly, however considering the extreme situation in Israel, exceptional use of authority is required to assist the Health Ministry in overseeing quarantine regulations."
Celia Jean translated this article.