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The Knesset passes all laws, elects the president [ 2 ] and prime minister [ 3 ] although the former is ceremonially appointed by the Prime Minister , approves the cabinet , and supervises the work of the government, among other things. In addition, the Knesset elects the state comptroller. It also has the power to waive the immunity of its members, remove the president and the state comptroller from office, dissolve the government in a constructive vote of no confidence , and to dissolve itself and call new elections.
The prime minister may also dissolve the Knesset. However, until an election is completed, the Knesset maintains authority in its current composition. Members of the Knesset are elected nationwide through proportional representation. The term "Knesset" is derived from the ancient Knesset HaGdola Hebrew : כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה or " Great Assembly ", which according to Jewish tradition was an assembly of scribes, sages, and prophets, in the period from the end of the Biblical prophets to the time of the development of Rabbinic Judaism — about two centuries ending c.
The Knesset first convened on 14 February in Jerusalem following the 20 January elections , replacing the Provisional State Council which acted as Israel's official legislature from its date of independence on 14 May and succeeding the Assembly of Representatives that had functioned as the Jewish community 's representative body during the Mandate era.
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The main building was financed by James de Rothschild as a gift to the State of Israel in his will and was completed in It was built on land leased from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Despite numerous motions of no confidence being tabled in the Knesset, a government has only been defeated by one once, [ 9 ] when Yitzhak Shamir 's government was brought down on 15 March as part of a plot that became known as " the dirty trick ".
However, several governments have resigned as a result of no-confidence motions, even when they were not defeated. These include the fifth government , which fell after Prime Minister Moshe Sharett resigned in June following the abstention of the General Zionists part of the governing coalition during a vote of no-confidence; [ 10 ] the ninth government , which fell after Prime Minister Ben-Gurion resigned in January over a motion of no-confidence on the Lavon Affair ; [ 11 ] and the seventeenth government , which resigned in December after the National Religious Party part of the governing coalition abstained in a motion of no-confidence against the government.
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As the legislative branch of the Israeli government , the Knesset passes all laws , elects the president , approves the cabinet , and supervises the work of the government through its committees. It also has the power to waive the immunity of its members, remove the president and the State Comptroller from office, and to dissolve itself and call new elections. The Knesset has de jure parliamentary supremacy , and can pass any law by a simple majority, even one that might arguably conflict with the Basic Laws of Israel , unless the basic law includes specific conditions for its modification; in accordance with a plan adopted in , the Basic Laws can be adopted and amended by the Knesset, acting in its capacity as a Constituent Assembly.
In addition to the absence of a formal constitution , and with no Basic Law thus far being adopted which formally grants a power of judicial review to the judiciary , the Supreme Court of Israel has since the early s asserted its authority, when sitting as the High Court of Justice, to invalidate provisions of Knesset laws it has found to be inconsistent with Basic Law.
Knesset committees amend bills on various appropriate subjects. Knesset members are assigned to committees, while chairpersons are chosen by their members, on recommendation of the House Committee, and their factional composition represents that of the Knesset itself. Committees may elect sub-committees and delegate powers to them, or establish joint committees for issues concerning more than one committee.
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To further their deliberations, they invite non-voting people, like government ministers, senior officials, and experts in the matter being discussed. Committees may request explanations and information from any relevant ministers in any matter within their competence, and the ministers or persons appointed by them must provide the explanation or information requested. There are four types of committees in the Knesset.
Permanent committees amend proposed legislation dealing with their area of expertise, and may initiate legislation. However, such legislation may only deal with Basic Laws and laws dealing with the Knesset, elections to the Knesset, Knesset members, or the State Comptroller. Special committees function in a similar manner to permanent committees, but are appointed to deal with particular manners at hand, and can be dissolved or turned into permanent committees.
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Parliamentary inquiry committees are appointed by the plenum to deal with issues viewed as having special national importance. In addition, there are two types of committees that convene only when needed: the Interpretations Committee, made up of the Speaker and eight members chosen by the House Committee, deals with appeals against the interpretation given by the Speaker during a sitting of the plenum to the Knesset rules of procedure or precedents, and Public Committees, established to deal with issues that are connected to the Knesset.
The other committees are the Arrangements Committee and the Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee is responsible for jurisdiction over Knesset members who violate the rules of ethics of the Knesset, or are involved in illegal activities outside the Knesset. Within the framework of responsibility, the Ethics Committee may place various sanctions on a member, but is not allowed to restrict a member's right to vote.
The Arrangements Committee proposes the makeup of the permanent committees following each election, as well as suggesting committee chairs, lays down the sitting arrangements of political parties in the Knesset, and the distribution of offices in the Knesset building to members and parties. Knesset members often join in formal or informal groups known as "lobbies" or "caucuses", to advocate for a particular topic.
There are hundreds of such caucuses in the Knesset. The Knesset numbers members, after the size of the Great Assembly.