Knesset facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Knesset |
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| Seats | 120 |
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Kadima Labour-Meimad Shas Likud |
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| Knesset, Jerusalem | |
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The Knesset is the legislative branch of the government of Israel. It makes laws, elects the president and prime minister, supervises the work of the government, and has the power to remove the President and the State Comptroller from office and to call new elections.
The Knesset has authority to make and change any laws without being overturned. It can pass any law by a simple majority. The use of party-list proportional representation has had a profound effect on the nature of Israeli politics and thus on the wider Middle East conflict.
The Knesset first convened on February 14, 1949 and there are 120 members. The current Knesset building is located on a hilltop in the west of Jerusalem, it was paid for by Lord James A. de Rothschild as a gift to the State of Israel.
Images for kids
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Knesset building (2007)
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Historic engraving on the Froumine House, King George St., Jerusalem
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A member of the Knesset Guard
See also
In Spanish: Knéset para niños
