Knesset
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The Knesset is Israel's unicameral national parliament, responsible for enacting laws, overseeing the government, and representing the country's citizens.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Knesset | 2 |
| Israeli Knesset | 2 |
| Constituent Assembly of Israel | 1 |
| Knesset committees | 1 |
| Second Knesset | 1 |
| The Knesset | 1 |
| knesset hagedolah (Great Assembly) | 1 |
| הכנסת | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislature
ⓘ
parliament of Israel ⓘ unicameral national parliament ⓘ |
| appoints |
President of Israel (by election)
ⓘ
Israel State Comptroller ⓘ
surface form:
State Comptroller of Israel
some members of the Judicial Selection Committee ⓘ |
| architect | Joseph Klarwein ⓘ |
| buildingOpened | 1966 ⓘ |
| canDissolve |
itself
ⓘ
triggers new elections ⓘ |
| chamberCount | 1 ⓘ |
| composition |
coalition parties
ⓘ
opposition parties ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | 3.25 percent (current threshold) ⓘ |
| firstSession | February 14, 1949 ⓘ |
| governmentType | parliamentary system ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Deputy Speakers of the Knesset
ⓘ
surface form:
Knesset Presidium
Knesset self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Knesset committees
plenum ⓘ |
| hasPosition |
Deputy Speakers of the Knesset
ⓘ
Speaker of the Knesset ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentSelection | elects Prime Minister (historically, before reforms) ⓘ |
| inception | 1949 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | political system of Israel ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Israel ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| locatedIn |
Givat Ram
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Givat Ram
ⓘ
surface form:
Knesset building
|
| namedAfter |
Knesset
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
knesset hagedolah (Great Assembly)
|
| numberOfMembers | 120 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Knesset
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Knesset
Knesset self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
הכנסת
|
| oversees | Israeli government ministries (through committees) ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| passes |
Basic Laws of Israel
ⓘ
ordinary legislation ⓘ |
| precededBy | Assembly of Representatives ⓘ |
| role |
enacts laws
ⓘ
oversees the government ⓘ represents citizens of Israel ⓘ |
| securityProvidedBy |
Israel Police
ⓘ
surface form:
Knesset Guard
|
| supervises |
government of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Israel
|
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | national-level representation ⓘ |
| votingSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.knesset.gov.il ⓘ |
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Government of Israel
subject surface form:
Government of Israel
this entity surface form:
Israeli Knesset
this entity surface form:
Constituent Assembly of Israel
this entity surface form:
First Knesset
subject surface form:
Government of Israel
subject surface form:
Government of Israel
this entity surface form:
Israeli Knesset
this entity surface form:
knesset hagedolah (Great Assembly)
this entity surface form:
הכנסת
this entity surface form:
The Knesset
subject surface form:
Rafi