Knesset committees

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Knesset committees are specialized working groups within Israel’s parliament that review legislation, oversee government activities, and handle detailed policy discussions in specific subject areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary committee system
canHold closed meetings
public meetings
chairperson Knesset member
chairSelectionMethod elected by committee members
composition Knesset members NERFINISHED
country State of Israel NERFINISHED
function approve secondary legislation
conduct detailed policy discussions
exercise parliamentary oversight
hold hearings
oversee government activities
prepare bills for plenary readings
review legislation
summon ministers and officials
hasStandingCommittee Constitution, Law and Justice Committee NERFINISHED
Economy Committee NERFINISHED
Education, Culture and Sports Committee NERFINISHED
Finance Committee NERFINISHED
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee NERFINISHED
House Committee NERFINISHED
Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs Committee NERFINISHED
Internal Affairs and Environment Committee NERFINISHED
Labor, Welfare and Health Committee NERFINISHED
Public Petitions Committee NERFINISHED
Science and Technology Committee NERFINISHED
Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse NERFINISHED
State Control Committee NERFINISHED
Status of Women and Gender Equality Committee NERFINISHED
hasType joint committees
special committees
standing committees
subcommittees
temporary committees
jurisdiction Israel NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Hebrew
legalBasis Basic Laws of Israel NERFINISHED
Knesset Rules of Procedure NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Knesset NERFINISHED
meetingLocation Knesset building in Jerusalem NERFINISHED
oversightArea constitutional and legal affairs
defense and foreign policy
education and welfare
state budget
partOf Knesset NERFINISHED
power initiate committee bills
invite experts and civil society representatives
propose amendments to bills
request documents from government ministries
reportsTo Knesset plenum NERFINISHED
selectionMethod appointed by Knesset House Committee according to factional strength

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Israeli civil service cooperatesWith Knesset committees
IDF overseenBy Knesset committees
subject surface form: Israel Defense Forces
this entity surface form: Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
Shelly Yachimovich memberOf Knesset committees
this entity surface form: Knesset Finance Committee
Shelly Yachimovich memberOf Knesset committees
this entity surface form: Knesset Labor, Welfare and Health Committee
Minister of Agriculture of Israel worksWith Knesset committees
this entity surface form: Knesset committees on agriculture
Minister of Housing and Construction of Israel memberOf Knesset committees
this entity surface form: Knesset committees (ex officio, as relevant)
Member of the Knesset canServeOn Knesset committees
6th Knesset hasPart Knesset committees