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The Basic Laws of Israel are a key component of Israels uncodified constitution. The State of Israel has no formal constitution. ... The Jerusalem Law is a common name of Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel passed by the Israeli Knesset on July 30, 1980 (17th Av, 5740). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... President of the State of Israel (Hebrew: ‎, Nesí Hamdiná, literally: The President of the State) is the Head of State of Israel, but has a largely ceremonial, figurehead role with real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister of Israel. ... Dalia Itzik (Hebrew: ‎; born October 20, 1952) is the current speaker of the Israeli Knesset and Acting President of Israel. ... The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ראש הממשלה, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew: אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ... The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body comprised of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister. ... Israel The power of the Knesset to supervise and review government policies and operations is exercised mainly through the state controller, also known as the ombudsman or ombudswoman (Hebrew: מבקר המדינה Mevaker HaMedina. ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... List of Speakers of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament: Joseph Shprinzak (Mapai) 1949-59 Nahum Nir (Ahdut Haavodah) 1959 Kadish Luz (Mapai, Alignment)1959-69 Reuven Barkat (Alignment) 1969-72 Yisrael Yeshayahu-Sharabi (Alignment) 1972-77 Yitzhak Shamir (Likud) 1977-80 Yitzhak Berman (Likud) 1980-81 Menachem... Dalia Itzik (Hebrew: ‎; born October 20, 1952) is the current speaker of the Israeli Knesset and Acting President of Israel. ... Elections in Israel gives information on election and election results in Israel. ... Elections for the 16th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 January 2003. ... The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006. ... Political parties in Israel: Israels political system is based on proportional representation which allows for a multi-party system with numerous parties, in which a single party usually has no chance of gaining power by itself, forcing the parties to cooperate and form coalition governments. ... Knesset Elections Law is crucial legal document governing the process of elections in the Israeli federal parliament or the Knesset. ... Judicial branch is an independent branch of the government which includes secular and religious courts. ... The Supreme Court (Hebrew: בית המשפט העליון, Beit Hamishpat Haelyon ) is at the head of the court system in the State of Israel. ... Map of the districts of Israel There are six main administrative districts of Israel, known in Hebrew as mehozot (מחוזות; singular: mahoz) and fifteen sub-districts known as nafot (נפות; singular: nafa). ... The Israeli Ministry of Interior recognizes three types of local government in Israel: cities, regional councils, and local councils. ... In Israel, a local council is a locality similar to a city in structure and way of life, that has not yet achieved a status of a city, which requires a minimum number of residents, among other things. ... High priorities in the foreign policy of Israel include seeking an end to hostilities with Arab forces, against which it has fought six wars since 1948 and gaining wide acceptance as a sovereign state with an important international role. ... Israel and the United Nations have had mixed relations since Israels founding on May 14, 1948. ... The accession of Israel to the European Union refers to a possible future development in the EU-Israel relations. ... Israel, with the West Bank and Gaza Strip in diagonal stripes The Israeli-Palestinian conflict which is at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict, is an ongoing dispute between two peoples, Jewish Israelis and Arab Palestinians, that both claim the right to sovereignty over the land of Israel/Palestine. ... Combatants Arab nations Israel Arab-Israeli conflict series History of the Arab-Israeli conflict Views of the Arab-Israeli conflict International law and the Arab-Israeli conflict Arab-Israeli conflict facts, figures, and statistics Participants Israeli-Palestinian conflict · Israel-Lebanon conflict · Arab League · Soviet Union / Russia · Israel and the United... Arguments about the applicability of various elements of international law underlie the debate around the Arab-Israeli conflict. ... From the time it was established in March 1945, the Arab League took an active role in the Arab-Israeli conflict. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ...

Members of the 17th Knesset (elected 2006), upon inauguration of the government (4.5.2006)

(Blue = coalition parties, red = opposition parties) The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006, following an agreement between the Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and the new Leader of the Israel Labour Party, Amir Peretz. ...

¹This title, called in Hebrew ממלא מקום ראש הממשלה (Memale Mekom Rosh HaMemshala, lit. Prime Minister's Place Filler), means Livni is first in line to replace the Prime Minister in case of incapacitation or death; it does not mean she currently exercises any Prime Ministerial duties.
²Labour have filed a law suit, alleging electoral fraud in several Arab settlements and requesting to grant it an additional seat at the expense of the United Arab List. If this suit proves successful, Zakour will be replaced with Labour's Shakib Shanan. Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, QādÄ«māh, forward) is an Israeli political party. ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew: אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ... The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ראש הממשלה, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ...   (Hebrew: ; born Shimon Perske on August 2, 1923 in Poland, and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1934), is an Israeli politician, former Prime Minister and current Vice Premier. ... Ruins in the Negev desert The Negev (Hebrew נֶגֶב;, Tiberian Hebrew Néḡeḇ; Arabic النقب an-Naqab) is the desert region of southern Israel. ... Galilee (Arabic al-jaleel الجليل, Hebrew hagalil הגליל), meaning circuit, is a large area overlapping with much of the North District of Israel. ... Tzipi Livni, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipora (Tzipi) Livni (Hebrew: ציפי לבני) (born July 5, 1958) is a senior Israeli politician currently serving as Foreign Affairs Minister, with the recently added title of Vice Prime Minister. ... Foreign Affair Ministers of Israel, 1948-present Moshe Sharett 1948-1956 Golda Meir 1956-1966 Abba Eban 1966-1974 Yigal Allon 1974-1977 Moshe Dayan 1977-1979 Menachem Begin 1979-1980 Yitzhak Shamir 1980-1986 Shimon Peres 1986-1988 Moshe Arens 1988-1990 David Levy 1990-1992 Shimon Peres 1992... Meir Sheetrit (born 1948) is an Israeli politician serving as a member of the Knesset. ... Avi Dichter (Hebrew: אבי דיכטר) (born: December 4, 1952) is an Israeli politician, former head of the Shabak, and member of the Knesset. ... Marina Solodkin (b. ... Haim Ramon (born 10 April 1950) is an Israeli Labour politician. ... Shaul Mofaz during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on November 10, 2003. ... Tzachi Hanegbi (Hebrew: צחי הנגבי) (born February 26, 1957) is an Israeli politician. ... Avraham Hirschson (Hebrew: אברהם הירשזון) (born: February 11, 1941) is an Israeli politician, currently Minister of Finance. ... Finance Ministers of Israel, 1948-present Eliezer Kaplan 1948-1952 Levi Eshkol 1952-1963 Pinhas Sapir 1963-1968 Zeev Sharef 1968-1969 Pinhas Sapir 1969-1974 Yehoshua Rabinowitz 1974-1977 Simcha Ehrlich 1977-1979 Yigal Hurwitz 1979-1981 Yoram Aridor 1981-1983 Yigal Cohen-Orgad 1983-1984 Yitzhak Moda... Gideon Ezra (born June 30, 1937) is a member of the Israeli Knesset and is a minister in the government. ... Ronni Bar-On (Hebrew:רוני בר-און) (born: June 2, 1948) is an Israeli politician and lawyer, currently Minister of National Infrastructure and Minister of Science and Technology. ... Internal Affairs of Israel, 1948-present Yitzhak Gruenbaum 1948-1949 Moshe Shapira 1949-1952 Israel Rokach 1952-1955 Moshe Shapira 1955 Israel Bar-Yehuda 1955-1959 Moshe Shapira 1959-1970 Josef Burg 1970-1974 Shlomo Hillel 1974-1977 Josef Burg 1977-1984 Shimon Peres 1984 Yitzhak Peretz 1984-1987 Yitzhak... Dalia Itzik (Hebrew: ‎; born October 20, 1952) is the current speaker of the Israeli Knesset and Acting President of Israel. ... List of Speakers of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament: Joseph Shprinzak (Mapai) 1949-59 Nahum Nir (Ahdut Haavodah) 1959 Kadish Luz (Mapai, Alignment)1959-69 Reuven Barkat (Alignment) 1969-72 Yisrael Yeshayahu-Sharabi (Alignment) 1972-77 Yitzhak Shamir (Likud) 1977-80 Yitzhak Berman (Likud) 1980-81 Menachem... Zeev Boim is a member of Kadima, and a representative in the Knesset. ... Yaakov Edri (Hebrew:יעקב אדרי) (born: November 25, 1950) is an Israeli politician and currently the Minister of Health and the Minister for the Development of the Negev and the Galil. ... Majalli Wahabi is a member of Israels Knesset (parliament). ... Ruhama Avraham (Hebrew: רוחמה אברהם) (b. ... Eli Aflalo (Hebrew: אלי אפללו) (b. ... Israeli politician. ... Amira Dotan (b. ... Shai Hermesh (Heb. ... The Israel Labor Party (Hebrew: העבודה, Ha‘Avoda (Labor), officially מפלגת העבודה הישראלית, Mifleget Ha‘Avoda HaIsra’elit) is a center-left political party in Israel. ... Meimad is a left-leaning religious political party in Israel, founded in 1988. ... Amir Peretz, MK, Chairman of the Israel Labour Party Amir Peretz (Hebrew: עמיר פרץ; Arabic: عمير بيريتس; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and Defense Minister of Israel. ... Defense Ministers of Israel, 1948-present David Ben-Gurion 1948-1954 Pinhas Lavon 1954-1955 David Ben-Gurion 1955-1963 Levi Eshkol 1963-1967 Moshe Dayan 1967-1974 Shimon Peres 1974-1977 Ezer Weizman 1977-1980 Menachem Begin 1980-1981 Ariel Sharon 1981-1983 Moshe Arens 1983-1984 Yitzhak Rabin... Yitzhak Herzog (Hebrew: יצחק הרצוג) (born: September 22, 1960) is an Israeli politician and lawyer, and former Minister of Housing and Building. ... Ophir Pines-Paz Ophir Pines-Paz (in Hebrew אופיר פינס - פז) (born July 11, 1961) is the Israeli Interior Minister and a Knesset member. ... Avishai Braverman (Hebrew: אבישי ברוורמן) (born: 1948) is an Israeli economist and politician, former president of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. ... Yuli Tamir (Hebrew: יולי תמיר) (born as Yael Tamir: February 26, 1954) is an Israeli scholar and politician and former Minister of Immigrant Absorption. ... Ami Ayalon is an Israeli former admiral and today, a peace activists. ... Eitan Kabel (born 1959) is the current General Secretary of the Israel Labour Party, a Member of Knesset for Labour-Meimad and an Israeli Minister without Portfolio in charge of the Israel Broadcasting Authority. ... Israel Broadcasting Authority (often referred to as the IBA) (Hebrew: רשות השידור, Reshut haShidur) is Israels state broadcasting network. ... Brigadier-General (Res. ... Shelli Yehimovich (Hebrew: שלי יחימוביץ) (born: 1960) is an Israeli journalist and politician, and Knesset member. ... Rabbi Michael Melchior (in Hebrew מיכאל מלכיאור) (born January 31, 1954) is an Israeli politician and Labor-Meimad member of the Knesset. ... Matan Vilnai (מתן וילנאי, born May 20, 1944) is an Israeli politician and a former Major General in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). ... Colette Avital (in Hebrew קולט אביטל) (born May 1, 1940) is an Israeli parliamentarian from the Israel Labor Party, who served in the 15th, 16th, and 17th (current) Knessets. ... Danny Yatom also Dani Yatom was the Director of the Mossad from 1996 to 1998. ... Shas (Hebrew: שס) is an Israeli political party representing Haredi Sephardi Judaism. ... Eliyahu (Eli) Yishai (in Hebrew אליהו (אלי) ישי) (born December 26, 1962) is the leader of the Haredi Sephardi Shas party in Israel. ... Yitzhak Cohen (Hebrew: יצחק כהן) (born: December 2, 1951) is an Israeli politician and member of the 14-16th Knessets, former National Authority of Religious Services Minister, and former Deputy Minister of Finance. ... Meshulam Nahari is a member of Shas, and a representative in the Knesset. ... Ariel Atias Ariel Atias (Hebrew: אריאל אטיאס) is a member of Shas, and currently represents the party in the Knesset. ... Shlomo Benizri is an Israeli politician and member of the Shas party. ... Nissim Zeev (born September 9, 1951) is an Israeli politician and a Shas member of the Knesset. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a centre-right political party in Israel. ... Benjamin Netanyahu (also Binyamin, and in Israel commonly Bibi) (Hebrew: בנימין נתניהו) (born October 21, 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel. ... Silvan Shalom Silvan Shalom â–¶(?) (Hebrew סילבן שלום) (born 1958) is an Israeli politician and current Foreign Minister of Israel, having been appointed in 2003 by the current Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. ... Moshe Kahlon (born November 11, 1960) is an Israeli Likud politician and former Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. ... Gilad Erdan (in Hebrew גלעד ארדן) (born September 30, 1970) is a member of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) from the Likud party. ... Gideon Saar (in Hebrew גדעון סער) (born September 12, 1966) is a member of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) from the Likud party. ... Reuven Rivlin (in Hebrew ראובן ריבלין) (born September 9, 1939) is an Israeli lawyer, politician and the current Speaker of the Knesset. ... Yuval Steinitz (Hebrew: ‎), born April 10, 1958, is an Israeli philosopher and politician who has been a Knesset member for the Likud party since 1999. ... Limor Livnat, Minister of Education, Culture and Sport Limor Livnat (לימור לבנת) (born in Haifa, September 22nd, 1950) is an Israeli Politician. ... Natan Sharansky (Hebrew: נתן שרנסקי, Russian: Натан Борисович Щаранский; born January 20, 1948) is a notable former Soviet anticommunist, Zionist, Israeli politician and writer. ... Yisrael Beytenu (Hebrew: ישראל ביתנו, Israel Our Home) is a right-of-center political party in Israel with support from immigrants to Israel who came from the lands of the former Soviet Union. ... Avigdor Liberman Avigdor Liberman (b. ... Yuri Stern (Hebrew: יורי שטרן) (born: March 29, 1949) is an Israeli politician and member of the 14-17th Knessets. ... Israel Hasson (Hebrew: ישראל חסון) (born: 1956) is an Israeli politician and Knesset member, former Deputy Director of the Shabak. ... Yosef Shagal is a Azerbaijani-Jewish Israel Beiteinu MK politician and a former journalist for a Channel 9 Russian-language news program. ... National Union (Hebrew: Haihud HaLeumi האיחוד הלאומי) is an Israeli right-wing party list (סיעה) formed from the merger of three parties: Moledet (homeland), Tkuma (revival) and Renewed National Religious Zionist party. The three parties still operate somewhat independently, but run as one party list in Israeli elections. ... Mafdal party logo The National Religious Party (Hebrew: Mafdal, מפדל) is an Israeli political party representing the religious Zionist movement. ... Binyamin Benny Elon (1954-) is a Member of the Knesset. ... Zevulun Orlev זבולון אורלב is an Israeli politician. ... Ephraim (Efi, Effie) Eitam (Fein) אפי איתם is an Israeli religious Zionist politician. ... Prof. ... Uri Ariel (Hebrew: ; born December 22, 1952) is a member of the Israeli Knesset. ... Gil - Gimlaey Yisrael LaKneset (Hebrew: גיל - גימלאי ישראל לכנסת Gil - pensioners of Israel to the Knesset) is an Israeli pensioners party that ran in the 2006 Elections for the 17th Knesset. ... Rafael (Rafi) Eitan Rafael (Rafi) Eitan (Hebrew: רפי איתן) (born November 23, 1926) is the leader of Gil - Gimlaey Yisrael LaKneset (pensioners of Israel to the Knesset) party which has won an unexpected large number of seats in the Israeli legislative election of 2006. ... Yaakov Ben-Yezri (Hebrew:יעקב בן-יזרי) (born: 1928) is an Israeli Knesset member, number two on Gils list. ... United Torah Judaism (In Hebrew: יהדות התורה which translates as Judaism [of the] Torah) (UTJ) is a small Haredi political party in the Israeli Knesset. ... Meir Porush (born 1955 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli politician of the party Agudat Israel. ... Rabbi Moshe Gafni is the general secretary of the chareidi Israeli political party Degel HaTorah. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Meretz (מרצ, Hebrew: vitality, energy) was an Israeli leftist secular political party. ... Yossi Beilin Dr. Yossef (Yossi) Beilin (Hebrew: ; born June 12, 1948) is an Israeli politician, Knesset member, and a former , deputy foreign minister and justice minister within the Israeli Labour Party. ... Haim Oron (Hebrew: חיים אורון) (born: March 26, 1940), nicknamed Jums (גומס), is an Israeli politician who has served in the 12-16th Knessets, former Minister of Agriculture. ... Ran Cohen (in Hebrew רן כהן) (born June 20, 1937) is an Israeli politician and Knesset member of Yachad party. ... Avshalom Vilan is a member of the Israeli Knesset, of the party Meretz-Yachad. ... United Arab List (RAAM, Hebrew. ... Sheikh Ibrahim Sarsur (born: 1947) is an Arab-Israeli politician and Knesset member, head of Raam-Taal. ... Ahmad Tibi, Israeli Arab politician. ... Taleb el-Sana Taleb el-Sana (born 1960) is an Israeli parliamentarian since 1992. ... Hadash (חדש) is a far left wing, largely Arab [1], popular front group in Israel made up of the Communist Party of Israel and other left-leaning political groups. ... Mohammad Barakeh, Israeli Arab politician. ... Hana Sweid is the director of the Arab Centre for Alternative Planning as well as mayor of Eilaboun, an Palestinian-Israeli village between the Sea of Galilee and Nazareth. ... Dov Khenin Dov Khenin (Hebrew: דב חנין) (born: January 10, 1958) is an Israeli political-scientist, lawyer, and Knesset member for Hadash. ... Balad is a city 50 miles north of Baghdad in Israel, currently led by Azmi Bishara and Ahmad Tibi. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Dr. Jamal Zahalka (born January 11, 1955) is an Israeli Arab politician and member of the Knesset. ... Wasil Taha (born April 24, 1952) is an Israeli Arab member of the Knesset. ...

Former members of the 17th Knesset

Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, QādÄ«māh, forward) is an Israeli political party. ... Shai Hermesh (Heb. ...   (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik אָרִיק) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ...

See also

• Knesset
• List of Knesset speakers
• List of political parties in Israel
• List of Israelis
• List of Likud Knesset Members
• Arab Knesset members
• Prime Minister of Israel
• President of Israel
• Politics of Israel

The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... List of Speakers of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament: Joseph Shprinzak (Mapai) 1949-59 Nahum Nir (Ahdut Haavodah) 1959 Kadish Luz (Mapai, Alignment)1959-69 Reuven Barkat (Alignment) 1969-72 Yisrael Yeshayahu-Sharabi (Alignment) 1972-77 Yitzhak Shamir (Likud) 1977-80 Yitzhak Berman (Likud) 1980-81 Menachem... Political parties in Israel: Israels political system is based on proportional representation which allows for a multi-party system with numerous parties, in which a single party usually has no chance of gaining power by itself, forcing the parties to cooperate and form coalition governments. ... This is a list of prominent Israelis (including Arab citizens of Israel). ... List of Likud Knesset Members and the Knessets (the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem) in which they served: 8th Knesset Likud Members (31/12/1973 to 17/5/1977): Zalman Abramov; Moshe Arens; Yoram Aridor; Yohanan Bader; Yedidia Be`eri; Menahem Begin; Meir Cohen-Avidov; Geula Cohen; Yigal Cohen; Haim Corfo... There have been Arab members of the Knesset since the first Knesset Assembly, elected in 1949. ... The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ראש הממשלה, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ... President of the State of Israel (Hebrew: ‎, Nesí Hamdiná, literally: The President of the State) is the Head of State of Israel, but has a largely ceremonial, figurehead role with real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister of Israel. ... Politics of Israel takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Israel is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ...

External link

• All past and present members