Provisional State Council

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The Provisional State Council was the temporary legislative body that served as Israel’s first parliament during the early months following its declaration of independence in 1948.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political institution
parliament
temporary legislative body
alsoKnownAs Mo’etzet HaMedinah HaZmanit
Provisional Council of State
composition members of the former People’s Council
country Israel
dissolvedIn 1949
establishedAfter Israeli Declaration of Independence
establishedFor governing the new State of Israel after the declaration of independence
executiveFunction exercised certain executive powers
followedBy Constituent Assembly of Israel
First Knesset
hasTypeOfGovernment parliamentary system in formation
jurisdiction State of Israel
languageOfWorkOrName Hebrew
legalBasis Israeli Declaration of Independence
legislativeBodyOf Government of Israel
legislativeFunction acted as a legislature
locatedInTime 20th century
meetsIn Tel Aviv
politicalContext 1948 Arab–Israeli War
precededBy People’s Council
replacedBy Knesset
role served as Israel’s first parliament
significance laid institutional foundations for the Knesset
served as the first sovereign legislative authority of the State of Israel
startTime 1948
temporalScope early months after Israel’s declaration of independence in 1948


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