Table 4.

Comparisons of recommendations by healthy Israel 2020, the Public Committee for Reducing Harm Due to Smoking, and current Israeli law on 8 items (as of March 2013)

Regulation	Healthy Israel 2020	Public Committee	Current Israeli law
100% Smoke-Free Bars and Pubs	Yes (not specifically mentioned, but subsumed under recommendation for 100% smoke-free workplaces)	Partial. To existing law, added 75% of outdoor areas of bars and pubs	Partial restrictions 75% of outdoor areas of bars and pubs smoke-free (direct result of Public Committee recommendation)
Entrances to healthcare facilities	No	Yes	Restricted (direct result of Public Committee recommendation)
Train platforms	Yes	Yes	Restricted (direct result of Public Committee recommendation)
Cars carrying children	Yes	No	No restrictions
Open areas of college campuses	No	No	No restrictions
Outdoor open areas such as parks, beaches, and swimming pools	Yes	Swimming pools	No smoking in swimming pools (direct result of Public Committee)
Common areas of multi-dweller apartment buildings	No	No	No restrictions
Smoke-free schools (no staff smoking rooms)	Yes (not specifically mentioned, but subsumed under recommendation for 100% smoke-free workplaces)	No	No