Is conversion therapy banned in Israel?
Partial ban
Conversion therapy is banned for medical professionals but remains legal for other providers.
Israel is one of 17 countries classified “Partial ban” for conversion therapy — 7% of the 235 with data.
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Palestine
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Jordan
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Lebanon
- No ban No legal ban exists, only a professional society statement against the practice.
- Cyprus
- Banned Cyprus passed a bill in 2023 criminalizing conversion therapy nationwide.
- Syria
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Egypt
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Other laws in Israel
- Blasphemy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
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