The Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee approved on Monday a bill that would enable the Interior Minister to revoke citizenship or residency of people who were convicted of offenses of abetting terrorism, membership of a terrorist organization, espionage or treason.

The committee passed the bill, submitted a year ago by Likud MK Gilad Erdan, on to the Knesset plenum for second and third readings.

The approval makes redundant a number of similar bills submitted to the Knesset after the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Jerusalem. These were perpetrated by East Jerusalem Arabs, who enjoy a resident status and unrestricted mobility in Israel.