Antagen av Knesset den 30 juli 1980

BASIC LAW: JERUSALEM, CAPITAL OF ISRAEL

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.

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.

(signed)
MENACHEM BEGIN
Prime Minister

YITCHAK NAVON
President of the State

[PDF: Jerusalem Law]

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