National
Knesset
- Arabic: الكنيست
- Hebrew: הכנסת
Governs Israel
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Source: main.knesset.gov.il, checkedKnesset in plain words
- What it can't do
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Israel has no single written constitution; the Basic Laws serve as its constitutional framework. The Knesset is unicameral, with 120 members elected from national party lists. It dissolved itself on 17 July 2026 and members keep their seats until the new Knesset convenes after the 27 October 2026 election.
Next vote
Who sits on it
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Speaker of the Knesset
Chosen by the Knesset from among its members
- Amir Ohana Speaker of the Knesset · since December 2022
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120 members of the Knesset
Elected
See every Member of the Knesset and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
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Sources for who sits on it
- Speaker of the Knesset main.knesset.gov.il · checked
- Member of the Knesset main.knesset.gov.il · checked
What it can do
- Legislate
The Knesset is the legislature of the State (Basic Law: The Knesset, s.1).
Sources
- main.knesset.gov.il · checked Knesset website and Basic Law: The Knesset, read 2026-10-12: unicameral legislature of 120 seats. Knesset site was geo-blocked to our crawler (HTTP 303 to maintenance page). For: Knesset
- main.knesset.gov.il · checked Knesset rules, read 2026-10-12: Speaker elected by Knesset. For: Speaker of the Knesset
- main.knesset.gov.il · checked Basic Law: The Knesset s.4 and Knesset Elections Law, read 2026-10-12: 120 seats, national list PR, 3.25% threshold. For: Member of the Knesset
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia citing Ynet 2026-07-16 and Times of Israel 2026-07-12, read 2026-10-12: Knesset dissolved 17 Jul 2026, election 27 Oct 2026. Fallback: Wikipedia, because Central Elections Committee site not checked; cross-check pending. For: General election, October 27, 2026
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