The Knesset (Hebrew: הַכְּנֶסֶת, romanized: HaKnesset [haˈkneset] lit. 'gathering, assembly', Arabic: الْكِنِيسِت, romanized: al-Kinisit) is the unicameral...
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2022 Israeli legislative election (redirect from 2022 Knesset election)
held in Israel on 1 November 2022 to elect the 120 members of the 25th Knesset. The results saw the right-wing national camp of former prime minister...
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There have been Israeli Arab members of the Knesset ever since the first Knesset elections in 1949. The following is a list of the 100 past and present...
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The Speaker of the Knesset (Hebrew: יוֹשֵׁב רֹאשׁ הכנסת, romanized: Yoshev Rosh HaKnesset, Arabic: رئيس الكنيست, romanized: Ra'īs Al-Kinisit, lit. 'Chairman...
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command a majority in the Knesset. He then presents a government platform and must receive a vote of confidence from the Knesset to take office. In practice...
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Politics of Israel (redirect from Knesset lobbies)
formed in the Palestine region, then under British rule. Until the 1977 Knesset election, Israel was ruled by successive coalition governments led by Mapai...
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are elected by the Knesset for a single seven-year term. The President of Israel is elected by an absolute majority in the Knesset, by secret ballot....
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2021 Israeli legislative election (redirect from 2021 Knesset election)
Israel on 23 March 2021 to elect the 120 members of the 24th Knesset. It was the fourth Knesset election in two years, amidst the continued political deadlock...
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The Knesset Channel (Hebrew: ערוץ כנסת; Arutz Knesset, "Knesset Channel") is a public Israeli terrestrial channel that broadcasts the sessions of the...
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The members of the 25th Knesset were elected on 1 November 2022 and sworn in on 15 November. One Druze lawmaker, 29 women, 23 new MKs and three openly...
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1999 Israeli general election (redirect from Fifteenth Knesset)
Early general elections for both the Prime Minister and the Knesset were held in Israel on 17 May 1999 following a vote of no confidence in the government;...
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held in Israel on 17 September 2019 to elect the 120 members of the 22nd Knesset. Following the previous elections in April, incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin...
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Lists of Knesset members cover members of the Knesset of Israel. They are organized by session, by ethnicity and by position. List of members of the first...
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Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, Simcha Rothman. The Supreme Court has, for several decades, assumed the right to declare Knesset legislation...
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2009 Israeli legislative election (redirect from Eighteenth Knesset)
Israel on 10 February 2009 to elect the 120 members of the eighteenth Knesset. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister...
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The Knesset Guard (משמר הכנסת; Mishmar HaKnesset) is an Israeli protective security unit. The Knesset Guard is responsible for the security of the Knesset...
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Shimon Peres (category Members of the 4th Knesset (1959–1961))
was elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and except for three months out of office in early 2006, served as a member of the Knesset continuously until...
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2003 Israeli legislative election (redirect from Sixteenth Knesset)
overview of the Sixteenth Knesset Knesset website (in English) Factional and Government Make-Up of the Sixteenth Knesset Knesset website (in English) Election...
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Amir Ohana (category LGBTQ members of the Knesset)
and politician who has served as the Speaker of the Knesset since 2022, and as a member of the Knesset for Likud. He previously held the posts of Minister...
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Otzma Yehudit (section Knesset members)
February 2019. "Knesset Member, Arieh Eldad". knesset.gov.il. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017. "Knesset Member, Itamar...
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1996 Israeli general election (redirect from Fourteenth Knesset)
minister was elected on a separate ballot from the remaining members of the Knesset. The elections for prime minister resulted in a surprise victory for Benjamin...
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Israel by 27 October 2026 to elect the 120 members of the twenty-sixth Knesset. In late February 2024, Israeli journalist Yoav Krakowsky suggested it...
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1988 Israeli legislative election (redirect from Twelfth Knesset)
Elections for the 12th Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1988. Voter turnout was 79.7%. The table below lists the parliamentary factions represented...
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Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006. The voting resulted in a plurality of seats for the then-new Kadima party, followed...
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1977 Israeli legislative election (redirect from Ninth Knesset)
Legislative elections were held in Israel on 17 May 1977 to elect the ninth Knesset. For the first time in Israeli political history, the right wing, led by...
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were held in Israel on 9 April 2019 to elect the 120 members of the 21st Knesset. Elections had been due in November 2019, but were brought forward following...
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Synagogue (redirect from Bet ha-knesset)
romanized: shtibelekh, singular שטיבל shtibl) of Hasidic Judaism. The Hebrew term is bet knesset (בית כנסת) or "house of assembly" The Koine Greek-derived word synagogue...
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Meretz (section Knesset members)
in the Knesset following its failure to pass the electoral threshold in the 2022 elections, the only time it failed to win seats in the Knesset. Meretz...
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United Arab List (section Knesset membership)
Democratic Party. In the election, the party won four seats. During the Knesset term, the Arab Democratic Party became a faction within the United Arab...
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Israeli system of government (section Knesset)
government (also known as the cabinet). Legislative power is vested in the Knesset. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The...
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