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Bookmark or Share- Knesset - WikipediaThe Knesset (Hebrew: הַכְּנֶסֶת, romanized: HaKnesset [haˈkneset] ⓘ lit. 'gathering, assembly', Arabic: الْكِنِيسِت, romanized: al-Kinisit) is the unicameral legislature of Israel.
- Knesset | Meaning, Parliament, & Israel | BritannicaKnesset, unicameral parliament of Israel and supreme authority of that state. On February 16, 1949, the Constituent Assembly—elected in January of that year to prepare the country’s constitution—ratified the Transition Law and reconstituted itself as the First Knesset.
- Explainer: How Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, worksThe Knesset - translating from Hebrew to “gathering” or “assembly” - is a unicameral system of legislation, meaning it consists of one chamber, house or body. The United States, for example, is...
- Knesset - Encyclopedia.comKNESSET (Heb. כְּנֶסֶת; "Assembly"), the parliament and legislature of the State of Israel. The name of the assembly and the number of its members were both adopted from the Knesset ha-Gedolah – the Great Assembly of the fifth century b.c.e. The Knesset is unicameral, and consists of 120 members.
- The Knesset: History & Overview - Jewish Virtual LibraryThe Knesset is the name for Israel's parliament, or legislature, located in the capital Jerusalem. The major function of the Knesset is to legislate laws and revise them as necessary.
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