Amnon Cohen who is a member of the Knesset in Israel has introduced a bill that would have need of Internet service providers to automatically block all sex, violence and gambling oriented websites.

The proposed bill is meant to keep young children’s eyes shielded from viewing ultra violent, pornographic material and games of skill that could unintentionally teach kids questionable morals. Any site that includes this type of content would be very difficult to gain access to. First, these sites would be attained by request only and then the customer attempting to gain access to the site would be required to identify themselves as an adult by means of a valid identification. Of course, filtering would be the default option for all packages. The new law would also be implemented on the ever growing popularity of casino games on cell phones. Israel is serious about censoring their children in hopes that they can be able to remain innocent for a while longer. Long enough for Israeli parents to have the chance to teach their kids about sex, violence and gambling.

A number of proposals have been dropped from the original bill such as biometric identification. In other words, the use of a fingerprint system that would identify the customer trying to enter one of the marked adult sites. However, since a violation of this law would not constitute as a criminal offense the fingerprint system was dropped. Instead of a criminal offense, breaking this law would just be looked upon as something equal to a speeding ticket. Any violators would be fined a large sum of money and sent on their way.

However, legal experts in Israel have reported that the proposals, if they are passed, would be difficult to defend in the High Court of Justice for the reason that the body has recently refused to grant Communications Minister Ariel Atias a list of sites to be blocked. Even more so, the Economic Affairs Committee rejected a bill that was submitted earlier in the year by Alex Miller, who sought to force internet providers to hand out to their customers a pamphlet that would instruct users on how to block websites they deemed inappropriate.