The stipulations of this law shall also apply to a person requesting information who is neither a
citizen, nor a resident, with regards to information concerning his rights in Israel.
13. Protection of third parties
1. If the information requested includes particulars about a third party, the disclosure of which
is liable to harm the third party, and the authority is considering providing the requested
information to the applicant, the authority shall notify the third party in writing that such a request
has been filed, and of the third party’s right to oppose the disclosure of the information, and will
also inform the applicant that this has been done; if a person has received this notification, he is
entitled within 21 days to notify the authority of his opposition to the request, giving as his grounds
that under the stipulations of Section 9, or under the stipulations of any law, the information should
not be provided. These 21 days shall not be counted as a part of the time periods mentioned in
Section 7.
2. If the public authority decides to reject the third party’s objection, it will provide him with
its annotated decision in writing, and inform him of his right under this law to appeal this decision.
3. Regardless of the provisions in Section 7 (B), the authority shall not provide the
information to the applicant before the period for filing an appeal has passed, or before it is decided
to reject the appeal, whichever is relevant, unless the objecting third party provides written
notification of a waiver of his right to file such an appeal.
14. Exceptions in implementing the law
1. The stipulations of this law shall not apply to the following agencies, or to information
created, accumulated, or collected by them:
1. The intelligence agencies of the Israel Defense Forces, and other military units, which
the Minister of Defense, with the approval of the joint committee, have listed in an order, for
reasons of state security;
2. The Israel Security Agency and security units in public authorities, in matters directed
by the Israel Security Agency, or on its behalf;
3. The Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks;
4. The Unit in Charge of Security in the Ministry of Defense;
5. Units in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Defense dealing primarily with
state security or foreign relations, which the Prime Minister or the Minister of Defense has listed in
an order, with the approval of the joint committee;
6. The Israel Atomic Energy Commission, and the nuclear research centers for which it is
responsible;
7. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Center for Political Research, disarmament affairs
division, policy planning division, and other Ministry of Foreign Affairs units, which the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, with the approval of the joint committee, has listed in an order, for reasons
involving state security or foreign relations;
8. Any agency or authority with legally delegated investigative authority, regarding
information collected or accumulated for investigative purposes, and regarding intelligence
information;
9. The Israel Police intelligence and investigative apparatuses, and additional units which
the Minister of Internal Security, with the approval of the joint committee, has listed in an order;
10. The Israel Prison Service – regarding its intelligence and security apparatuses;
11. Any quasi-judicial authority whose function is to discuss the medical situation of a
person – regarding its internal processes.
2. The Minister of Justice is entitled, in consultation with the minister involved in the matter,
and with the approval of the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee or its subcommittee,