Knesset
Jerusalem's legislative body
The Knesset is Israel's parliament, the legislative body of the Israeli government.
It has 120 members elected by proportional representation.
The word comes from Hebrew meaning "assembly" or "gathering": The Knesset passed the controversial bill despite protests.
National legislative assembly
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- votesFormal choices recorded
bills · plenary · committees · factions · readings · laws · motions · debates
Organized social gatherings
- LaborPolitical party name
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- seatsPlaces to sit
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
Netanyahu · Ben-Gurion · factions · blocs · primaries · campaigns · ballots · threshold
Triply sacred ancient capital
- unicameralOne legislative chamber
- committeesGroups delegated specific duties
- speakerOne who talks
- presidencyChief executive's office
secretariat · channel · archives · library · building · security · protocols · immunity
Advocacy for Hebrew homeland
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- representationDepiction or likeness
- proportionalScaled to match another
multi-party · secular · religious · minorities · women · diversity · democratic · debates
parliament
National legislative assembly
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
bills · votes · plenary · committees · factions · readings · laws · motions · debates · amendments
parties
Organized social gatherings
coalition · Netanyahu · Ben-Gurion · factions · blocs · primaries · campaigns · ballots · threshold · mandates
Jerusalem
Triply sacred ancient capital
- unicameralOne legislative chamber
- committeesGroups delegated specific duties
- speakerOne who talks
presidency · secretariat · channel · archives · library · building · security · protocols · immunity · ethics
Zionism
Advocacy for Hebrew homeland
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- representationDepiction or likeness
proportional · multi-party · secular · religious · minorities · women · diversity · democratic · debates · protests
Knessetdictatorship
Unchecked single-ruler government
autocracy · absolute monarchy · military junta · one-party state · totalitarian regime