A bill introduced by two ultra-Orthodox of members of Israel's Knesset would make it a criminal offense to persuade anyone to convert to another religion. The two lawmakers are part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition, and they have been introducing versions of the law for years. The lawmakers are part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition. The Knesset bill would strengthen an existing law that makes it a crime to give anything of value to persuade anyone to change their religion and proselytizing to anyone under 18 years of age. The proposed law states, "(Anyone) who persuades a person, directly, digitally, by direct mail, or online, to convert his religion, his sentence is one year imprisonment, and if the person was a minor, his sentence is two years imprisonment."