For Beit Knesset, a Jewish place of worship, see Synagogue. For the Knesset neighborhood in Nachlaot, see Knesset Yisrael.
The Knesset
הכנסת الكنيست
25th Knesset
Type
Type
Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker
Amir Ohana, Likud since 29 December 2022
Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu, Likud since 29 December 2022
Leader of the Opposition
Yair Lapid, Yesh Atid since 2 January 2023[1]
Structure
Seats
120
Political groups
Government (64)
Likud (32)
Shas (11)
Mafdal–Religious Zionism (7)
United Torah Judaism (7)
Agudat Yisrael (4)
Degel HaTorah (3)
Otzma Yehudit (6)
Noam (1)
Emergency unity support (8)
National Unity (8)
B&W Resilience (6)
Independent (2)
Opposition (48)
Yesh Atid (24)
Yisrael Beiteinu (6)
Ra'am (5)
Hadash–Ta'al (5)
Hadash (4)
Maki (3)
Independent (1)
Ta'al (1)
Labor (4)
New Hope (4)
Elections
Voting system
Closed list proportional representation D'Hondt method
Last election
1 November 2022
Next election
By 27 October 2026[2]
Meeting place
Knesset, Givat Ram, Jerusalem
Website
Official website
Part of a series on
Jerusalem
History
Timeline
City of David
Second Temple Period
Aelia Capitolina
Middle Ages
Early Muslim period
Kingdom of Jerusalem
Mutasarrifate
British Mandate
Israeli takeover of West Jerusalem
Jordanian annexation of East Jerusalem
Israeli annexation of East Jerusalem
Sieges
Before Common Era
701 BCE
597 BCE
587 BCE
63 BCE
37 BCE
Common Era
70
614
637
1099
1187
1244
1834
1917
1948
Places
East
West
Old City
Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa
Dome of the Rock
Al-Aqsa Mosque
Western Wall
Synagogues
Mosques
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Hebrew University
Knesset
Biblical Zoo
Tomb of Lazarus
Al-Quds University
People
Demographic history
Mayor
Chief Rabbi
Grand Mufti
Greek Orthodox Patriarch
Crusader kings
Political status
Religious significance
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Jerusalem Law
Jerusalem Day
Quds Day
Judaization
Islamization
US recognition
Other topics
Names
Emblem
Municipality
Greater Jerusalem
City Line
Transport
Songs
Historical maps
v
t
e
Political System of Israel
The Knesset (Hebrew: הַכְּנֶסֶת, romanized: HaKnesset[haˈkneset]ⓘ lit.'gathering, assembly', Arabic: الْكِنِيسِت, romanized: al-Kinisit) is the unicameral legislature of Israel.
The Knesset passes all laws, elects the president[3] and prime minister[4] (although the former is ceremonially appointed by the Prime Minister), approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government, among other things. In addition, the Knesset elects the state comptroller. It also has the power to waive the immunity of its members, remove the president and the state comptroller from office, dissolve the government in a constructive vote of no confidence, and to dissolve itself and call new elections. The prime minister may also dissolve the Knesset. However, until an election is completed, the Knesset maintains authority in its current composition.[5] The Knesset meets in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.
Members of the Knesset are elected nationwide through proportional representation.
^"Leader of the Opposition". Knesset=access-date=15 January 2023.
^"Israel's Lunar Calendar Causes Confusion Over Knesset's Term of Office". Haaretz. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^"Basic Law - The President of the State (1964), article 3". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^"Basic Law - The Government (2001)". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^The Knesset. Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
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...
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...
formed in the Palestine region, then under British rule. Until the 1977 Knesset election, Israel was ruled by successive coalition governments led by Mapai...
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....
caretakers). Following an election, the president nominates a member of the Knesset to become prime minister after asking party leaders whom they support for...
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...
The Knesset Channel (Hebrew: ערוץ כנסת; Arutz Knesset, "Knesset Channel") is a public Israeli terrestrial channel that broadcasts the sessions of the...
government (also known as the cabinet). Legislative power is vested in the Knesset. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The...
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...
January 2018. "Knesset Member, Arieh Eldad". knesset.gov.il. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017. "Knesset Member, Itamar...
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...
The Knesset Guard (משמר הכנסת; Mishmar HaKnesset) is an Israeli protective security unit. The Knesset Guard is responsible for the security of the Knesset...
Israel by 27 October 2026 to elect the 120 members of the twenty-sixth Knesset. In late February 2024 it was suggested it was likely they would take place...
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...
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...
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;...
elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and except for a three-month-long interregnum in early 2006, served as a member of the Knesset continuously until...
overview of the Sixteenth KnessetKnesset website (in English) Factional and Government Make-Up of the Sixteenth KnessetKnesset website (in English) Election...
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...
The Knesset Eliyahoo, also Knesset Eliyahu, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located in downtown Mumbai, India. It is the city's second oldest Sephardic...
political group,[citation needed] Shas is the fourth-largest party in the Knesset in 2023. Since 1984 it has been part of most governing coalitions, whether...
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...
Israel Resilience Party and New Hope. Gantz was the 17th Speaker of the Knesset from 26 March 2020 to 17 May 2020. On 20 April 2020, Gantz agreed to join...
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...
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...
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...
Global Information
