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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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2009 Israeli legislative election (redirect from Eighteenth Knesset)
Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud...
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Amir Ohana (category LGBT 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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Yesh Atid (section 19th Knesset)
independent faction in the Knesset. Yesh Atid ran in the 2021 election alone and won 17 seats, the second-largest party in the Knesset, making up the largest...
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Israeli Labor Party (section Knesset)
factions in the Histadrut, municipal councils and other bodies outside the Knesset will not merge at this stage but will cooperate. The foundations for the...
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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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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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Israel by 27 October 2026 to elect the 120 members of the twenty-sixth Knesset. In late February 2024 it was suggested [by whom?] it was likely they would...
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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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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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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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central Jerusalem. Known as Knesset Aleph, Knesset Bet, and Knesset Gimmel (or Old Knesset, Middle Knesset, and New Knesset), the housing project was planned...
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1973 Israeli legislative election (redirect from Eighth Knesset)
The table below lists the parliamentary factions represented in the 7th Knesset. Golda Meir of the Alignment formed the sixteenth government on 10 March...
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/ 31.7783°N 35.2051°E / 31.7783; 35.2051 The Knesset Menorah (Hebrew: מנורת הכנסת Menorat HaKnesset) is a bronze menorah that is 4.30 meters high and...
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1969 Israeli legislative election (redirect from Seventh Knesset)
were held in Israel on 28 October 1969 to elect members of the seventh Knesset. The ruling Alignment coalition was returned to power with the largest...
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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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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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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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