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Agudat Yisrael
Agudat Yisrael (אֲגוּדָּת יִשְׂרָאֵל, lit. Union of Israel, also transliterated Agudath Israel, or, in Yiddish, Agudas Yisroel) is an ultra-Orthodox Jewish political party in Israel.
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Alignment (Israel)
The Alignment (המערך, translit. HaMa'arakh) is the name of two political alliances in Israel.
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Assembly of Representatives (Mandatory Palestine)
The Assembly of Representatives (אספת הנבחרים, Asefat HaNivharim) was the elected parliamentary assembly of the Jewish community in Mandatory Palestine.
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Balad (political party)
Balad (בָּלַ"ד, an acronym for Brit Le'umit Demokratit (lit; at-Tajamuʿ al-Waṭanī ad-Dīmuqrāṭī or بلد, lit. Country or Nation) is an Israeli Arab political party in Israel led by Jamal Zahalka. It is sometimes called the "National Democratic Alliance". The party advocates for the rights of Arab citizens and greater democratic freedoms in Israel.
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Basic Laws of Israel
The Basic Laws of Israel (חוקי היסוד, ħuqey ha-yesod) are the constitutional laws of the State of Israel, and can only be changed by a supermajority vote in the Knesset.
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Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician serving as the 9th and current Prime Minister of Israel since 2009, previously holding the position from 1996 to 1999.
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Cabinet of Israel
The Government of Israel (officially: ממשלת ישראל Memshelet Yisrael) exercises executive authority in the State of Israel.
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Central Elections Committee (Israel)
The Israeli Central Elections Committee (ועדת הבחירות המרכזית, Va'adet HaBehirot HaMerkazit) is the body charged under the Knesset Elections Law of 1969 to carry out the elections for the upcoming Knesset.
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Closed list
Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can (effectively) only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected.
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Constituent assembly
A constituent assembly or constitutional assembly is a body or assembly of popularly elected representatives composed for the purpose of drafting or adopting a document called the constitution.
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Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.
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Constructive vote of no confidence
The constructive vote of no confidence (in German: konstruktives Misstrauensvotum, in Spanish: moción de censura constructiva) is a variation on the motion of no confidence that allows a parliament to withdraw confidence from a head of government only if there is a positive majority for a prospective successor.
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D'Hondt method
The D'Hondt method or the Jefferson method is a highest averages method for allocating seats, and is thus a type of party-list proportional representation.
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David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion (דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן;, born David Grün; 16 October 1886 – 1 December 1973) was the primary national founder of the State of Israel and the first Prime Minister of Israel.
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De jure
In law and government, de jure (lit) describes practices that are legally recognised, whether or not the practices exist in reality.
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Degel HaTorah
Degel HaTorah (דגל התורה, lit. Banner of the Torah) is an Ashkenazi Haredi political party in Israel.
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Dissolution of parliament
In parliamentary and some semi-presidential systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election.
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Election threshold
The electoral threshold is the minimum share of the primary vote which a candidate or political party requires to achieve before they become entitled to any representation in a legislature.
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Elections in Israel
Elections in Israel are based on nationwide proportional representation.
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Fifth government of Israel
The fifth government of Israel was formed by Moshe Sharett during the second Knesset on 26 January 1954, and was the first government not led by David Ben-Gurion.
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Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (ועדת חוץ וביטחון) is a permanent Knesset committee which oversees key Foreign and Defense issues of the State of Israel, including the drafting of legislation, supervision over related government ministries and the approval of their budgets.
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Frumin House
Froumine or Frumin House (בית פרומין; Beit Frumin; also known as the Old Knesset) was the temporary abode of the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, from 1950 to 1966.
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General Zionists
The General Zionists (הַצִיּוֹנִים הַכְּלָלִיים, translit. HaTzionim HaKlaliym) were a centre-right Zionist movement and a political party in Israel.
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Givat Ram
Givat Ram (גִּבְעַת רָם) is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem.
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Great Assembly
According to Jewish tradition the Great Assembly (כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה) or Anshei Knesset HaGedolah (אַנְשֵׁי כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה, "The Men of the Great Assembly"), also known as the Great Synagogue, or Synod, was an assembly of 120 scribes, sages, and prophets, in the period from the end of the Biblical prophets since the early Second Temple period to the early Hellenistic period.
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Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem or Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, officially Patriarch of Jerusalem, is the head bishop of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Green Movement (Israel)
The Green Movement (הַתְּנוּעָה הַיְרוּקָה, HaTnuʿa HaYeruqa) is a social-environmental movement and political party in Israel.
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Hadash
Hadash (lit), an acronym for HaHazit HaDemokratit LeShalom uLeShivion (lit); al-Jabhah ad-Dimuqrāṭiyyah lis-Salām wa'l-Musāwah) is a radical left-wing political coalition in Israel formed by the Israeli Communist Party and other leftist groups. It currently has five members, as part of the Joint List, in the 120-seat Knesset.
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Hatnuah
Hatnuah (lit) is a liberal political party in Israel formed by former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to present an alternative to voters frustrated by the stalemate in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process.
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Hebrew language
No description.
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Independence Day (Israel)
Independence Day (יום העצמאות Yom Ha'atzmaut, lit. "Day of Independence") is the national day of Israel, commemorating the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948.
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Independent politician
An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.
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Isaac Herzog
Isaac ('Bougie') Herzog (יצחק "בוז׳י" הרצוג; born 22 September 1960), is an Israeli politician.
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Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East, on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea.
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Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit. "The Army of Defense for Israel"; جيش الدفاع الإسرائيلي), commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal, are the military forces of the State of Israel.
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Israel Democracy Institute
Israel Democracy Institute (IDI; המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה), established in 1991, is an independent center of research and action dedicated to strengthening the foundations of Israeli democracy.
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Israeli general election, 1996
General elections were held in Israel on 29 May 1996.
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Israeli general election, 1999
Early general elections for both the Prime Minister and the Knesset were held in Israel on 17 May 1999 following a vote of no confidence in the government; the incumbent Likud Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ran for re-election.
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Israeli Labor Party
The Israeli Labor Party (מִפְלֶגֶת הָעֲבוֹדָה הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית, translit.), commonly known as HaAvoda (הָעֲבוֹדָה), is a social democratic and Zionist political party in Israel.
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Israeli legislative election, 1949
Elections for the Constituent Assembly were held in newly independent Israel on 25 January 1949.
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Israeli legislative election, 1951
Elections for the second Knesset were held in Israel on 30 July 1951.
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Israeli legislative election, 1955
Elections for the third Knesset were held in Israel on 26 July 1955.
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Israeli legislative election, 1959
Elections for the fourth Knesset were held in Israel on 3 November 1959.
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Israeli legislative election, 1961
Elections for the fifth Knesset were held in Israel on 15 August 1961.
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Israeli legislative election, 1965
Elections for the sixth Knesset were held in Israel on 2 November 1965.
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Israeli legislative election, 1969
Elections for the seventh Knesset were held in Israel on 28 October 1969.
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Israeli legislative election, 1973
The Elections for the eighth Knesset were held on 31 December 1973.
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Israeli legislative election, 1977
The Elections for the ninth Knesset were held on 17 May 1977.
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Israeli legislative election, 1981
Knesset elections were held in Israel on 30 June 1981.
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Israeli legislative election, 1984
Elections for the eleventh Knesset were held in Israel on 23 July 1984.
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Israeli legislative election, 1988
Elections for the 12th Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1988.
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Israeli legislative election, 1992
Elections for the 13th Knesset were held in Israel on 23 June 1992.
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Israeli legislative election, 2003
Elections for the 16th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 January 2003.
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Israeli legislative election, 2006
Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006.
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Israeli legislative election, 2009
Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009.
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Israeli legislative election, 2013
Early elections for the nineteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 22 January 2013.
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Israeli legislative election, 2015
Early elections for the twentieth Knesset were held in Israel on 17 March 2015.
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Israeli system of government
The Israeli system of government is based on parliamentary democracy.
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James de Rothschild (politician)
James Armand Edmond de Rothschild DCM DL (1 December 1878 – 7 May 1957), sometimes known as Jimmy de Rothschild, was a French-born British Liberal politician and philanthropist, from the wealthy Rothschild international banking dynasty.
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם; القُدس) is a city in the Middle East, located on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.
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Jewish Agency for Israel
The Jewish Agency for Israel (הסוכנות היהודית לארץ ישראל, HaSochnut HaYehudit L'Eretz Yisra'el) is the largest Jewish nonprofit organization in the world.
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Joint List
The Joint List (הַרְשִׁימָה הַמְשׁוּתֶּפֶת, HaReshima HaMeshutefet; القائمة المشتركة, al-Qa'imah al-Mushtarakah) is a political alliance of four Arab-dominated parties in Israel — Hadash, the United Arab List, Balad, and Ta'al.
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Judaism
Judaism (originally from Hebrew, Yehudah, "Judah"; via Latin and Greek) is the religion of the Jewish people.
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Judicial review
Judicial review is a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.
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Judiciary
The judiciary (also known as the judicial system or court system) is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state.
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King George Street (Jerusalem)
King George Street (רחוב המלך ג׳ורג׳, Rehov ha-Melekh Jorj, شارع الملك جورج Shara'a al-Malik Jurj) is a street in central Jerusalem, Israel which joins Ben Yehuda Street and Jaffa Road to form the Downtown Triangle central business district.
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Knesset Guard
The Knesset Guard (Mishmar HaKnesset) is an Israeli protective security unit.
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Kulanu
Kulanu (כולנו, lit. All of Us), also transliterated Koolanu, is a centrist political party in Israel led by Moshe Kahlon that focuses on economic and cost-of-living issues.
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Lavon Affair
The Lavon affair refers to a failed Israeli covert operation, code named Operation Susannah, conducted in Egypt in the Summer of 1954.
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Law
Law is a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior.
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Leader of the Opposition (Israel)
The Leader of the Opposition (יוֹשֵׁב רֹאשׁ הַאוֹפּוֹזִיצְיָה, Yoshev Rosh Ha-Opozitzya) is the politician who leads the Official Opposition in the Israeli legislative body, the Knesset.
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Legislature
A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city.
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Likud
Likud (הַלִּיכּוּד, translit. HaLikud, lit., The Consolidation), officially, the Likud-National Liberal Movement, is a centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel.
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List of Arab members of the Knesset
There have been Israeli Arab members of the Knesset ever since the first Knesset elections in 1949.
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List of Knesset members
These are lists of members of the Knesset of Israel.
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List of Knesset speakers
The Speaker of the Knesset (יושב ראש הכנסת, Yoshev Rosh HaKnesset, literally: Chairman of the Knesset) is the presiding officer of the Knesset, the unicameral legislature of Israel.
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List of legislatures by country
This is a list of legislatures by country.
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List of members of the twentieth Knesset
The members of the 20th Knesset were elected on 17 March 2015 and sworn in on 31 March 2015.
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Mandatory Palestine
Mandatory Palestine (فلسطين; פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א"י), where "EY" indicates "Eretz Yisrael", Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity under British administration, carved out of Ottoman Syria after World War I. British civil administration in Palestine operated from 1920 until 1948.
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Meretz
Meretz (מֶרֶצ, lit. "Vigour") is a left-wing, social-democraticMeretz is commonly described as social-democratic political party.
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Moshe Sharett
Moshe Sharett (משה שרת, born Moshe Shertok (Hebrew)‎ 15 October 1894 – 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel (1954–55), serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.
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Motion of no confidence
A motion of no confidence (alternatively vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, or (unsuccessful) confidence motion) is a statement or vote which states that a person(s) in a position of responsibility (government, managerial, etc.) is no longer deemed fit to hold that position, perhaps because they are inadequate in some respect, are failing to carry out obligations, or are making decisions that other members feel are detrimental.
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Mount Herzl
Mount Herzl (הר הרצל Har Hertsl), also Har ha-Zikaron (lit. "Mount of Remembrance"), is the site of Israel's national cemetery and other memorial and educational facilities, found on the west side of Jerusalem beside the Jerusalem Forest.
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National Religious Party
The National Religious Party (מִפְלָגָה דָּתִית לְאֻומִּית, Miflaga Datit Leumit, commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Mafdal, was a political party in Israel representing the religious Zionist movement. Formed in 1956, at the time of its dissolution in 2008, it was the second-oldest surviving party in the country after Agudat Yisrael, and was part of every government coalition until 1992. Traditionally a practical centrist party, in its later years, it drifted to the right, becoming increasingly associated with Israeli settlers, and towards the end of its existence, it was part of a political alliance with the strongly right-wing National Union. The 2006 elections saw the party slump to just three seats, the worst electoral performance in its history. In November 2008, party members voted to disband the party in order to join the new Jewish Home party created by a merger of the NRP and most of the National Union factions. However, most of the National Union left the merger shortly after its implementation.
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Next Israeli legislative election
Elections for the twenty-first Knesset must be held by 5 November 2019; they could happen before that date if the Knesset chooses to hold early elections.
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Ninth government of Israel
The ninth government of Israel was formed by David Ben-Gurion on 17 December 1959 following the November 1959 elections.
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Opera Tower (Tel Aviv)
The Opera Tower is a 23-story building in Tel Aviv, Israel completed in 1993.
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Orly Levy
Orly Levy-Abekasis (אורלי לוי-אבקסיס, born 11 November 1973) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as an independent member of the Knesset, having resigned from the Yisrael Beiteinu party in 2016.
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Parliamentary sovereignty
Parliamentary sovereignty (also called parliamentary supremacy or legislative supremacy) is a concept in the constitutional law of some parliamentary democracies.
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Party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation (PR) in elections in which multiple candidates are elected (e.g., elections to parliament) through allocations to an electoral list.
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Politics of Israel
Politics in Israel is dominated by Zionist parties.
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President of Israel
The President of the State of Israel (נְשִׂיא מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Nesi Medinat Yisra'el, or נְשִׂיא הַמְדִינָה, Nesi HaMedina, literally President of the State) is the head of state of Israel.
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Prime Minister of Israel
The Prime Minister of Israel (רֹאשׁ הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. Head of the Government, Hebrew acronym: רה״מ; رئيس الحكومة, Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma) is the head of government of Israel and the most powerful figure in Israeli politics.
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Protective security units
Protective security units typically provide policing, security, intelligence and bodyguard services for sovereigns and politicians.
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Provisional State Council
The Provisional State Council (מועצת המדינה הזמנית, Moetzet HaMedina HaZmanit) was the temporary legislature of Israel from shortly before independence until the election of the first Knesset in January 1949.
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Rabbinic Judaism
Rabbinic Judaism or Rabbinism (יהדות רבנית Yahadut Rabanit) has been the mainstream form of Judaism since the 6th century CE, after the codification of the Babylonian Talmud.
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Secret ballot
The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum is anonymous, forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation, blackmailing, and potential vote buying.
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Seventeenth government of Israel
The seventeenth government of Israel was formed by Yitzhak Rabin on 3 June 1974, following the resignation of Prime Minister Golda Meir on 11 April and Rabin's election as Labor Party leader on 26 April.
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Shas
Shas (ש״ס, an acronym for Shomrei Sfarad, lit., "(Religious) Guardians of the Sephardim") is an ultra-Orthodox religious political party in Israel.
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Sheikh Badr
Sheikh Badr (شيخ بدر, שייח' באדר) was a Palestinian Arab village on a hilltop in west Jerusalem.
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State Comptroller of Israel
The State Comptroller of Israel (מבקר המדינה Mevaker HaMedina, مراقب الدولة, literally: Critic of State) supervises and reviews the policies and operations of the government of the State of Israel.
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Supreme Court of Israel
The Supreme Court (בית המשפט העליון, Beit HaMishpat HaElyon) is the highest court in Israel.
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Ta'al
Ta'al (תַּעַ"ל, an acronym for Tnu'a Aravit LeHithadshut (תְּנוּעָה עֲרָבִית לְהִתְחַדְּשׁוּת), lit. Arab Movement for Renewal, الحركة العربية للتغيير) is an Israeli Arab political party in Israel led by Ahmad Tibi.
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Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv (תֵּל אָבִיב,, تل أَبيب) is the second most populous city in Israel – after Jerusalem – and the most populous city in the conurbation of Gush Dan, Israel's largest metropolitan area.
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The dirty trick
The dirty trick (התרגיל המסריח, HaTargil HaMasriaḥ, lit. the stinking trick) refers to a political scandal that erupted in Israel in 1990.
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The Jewish Home
The Jewish Home (הַבַּיִת הַיְהוּדִי, HaBayit HaYehudi) is an Orthodox Jewish, religious Zionist political party in Israel, formed as the successor party to the National Religious Party.
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The Knesset Committee on Education, Culture and Sport
The Knesset Committee on Education, Culture and Sport (Hebrew: ועדת החינוך, התרבות והספורט, Vaadat hinuh ha, ha-Tarbut ve-ha-sport) is a Knesset committee which deals with education, culture, sports and arts in Israel.
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Thirty-fourth government of Israel
The thirty-fourth government of Israel, also known as the Fourth Netanyahu Government, is the current government of Israel, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Tkuma (political party)
Tkuma (תְּקוּמָה, Resurrection) is an Orthodox Jewish, far-right political party in Israel.
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Twenty-third government of Israel
The twenty-third government of Israel was formed by Yitzhak Shamir of Likud on 22 December 1988, following the November 1988 elections.
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Unicameralism
In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber.
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United Arab List
The United Arab List (הַרְשִׁימָה הַעֲרָבִית הַמְאוּחֶדֶת, HaReshima HaAravit HaMe'uhedet; القائمة العربية الموحدة, al-Qā'ima al-'Arabiyya al-Muwaḥḥada), commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Ra'am (רע"מ), is an Israeli Arab political party representing and supported by Israeli Arabs.
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United Torah Judaism
United Torah Judaism (יַהֲדוּת הַתּוֹרָה הַמְאוּחֶדֶת, Transliterated: Yahadut HaTora HaMeuhedet; UTJ) is an alliance of Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel, two small Israeli Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) political parties in the Knesset.
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West Jerusalem
West Jerusalem or Western Jerusalem refers to the section of Jerusalem that remained under Israeli control after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, whose ceasefire lines delimited the boundary with the rest of the city, which was then under Jordanian control.
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Yesh Atid
Yesh Atid (יֵשׁ עָתִיד, lit. There is a Future) is a political party founded by former journalist Yair Lapid in 2012 that seeks to represent what it considers the centre of Israeli society: the secular middle class.
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Yishuv
The Yishuv (ישוב, literally "settlement") or Ha-Yishuv (the Yishuv, הישוב) or Ha-Yishuv Ha-Ivri (the Hebrew Yishuv, הישוב העברי) is the term referring to the body of Jewish residents in the land of Israel (corresponding to Ottoman Syria until 1917, OETA South 1917–1920 and later Mandatory Palestine 1920–1948) prior to the establishment of the State of Israel.
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Yisrael Beiteinu
Yisrael Beiteinu (יִשְׂרָאֵל בֵּיתֵנוּ, lit. Israel Our Home) is a secularist and right-wing nationalist political party in Israel.
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Yitzhak Shamir
Yitzhak Shamir (יצחק שמיר,; born Yitzhak Yezernitsky; October 22, 1915 – June 30, 2012) was an Israeli politician and the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms, 1983–84 and 1986–1992.
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Yossi Beilin
Dr.
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Yuli-Yoel Edelstein
Yuli-Yoel Edelstein (יולי-יואל אדלשטיין, Ю́лий Ю́рьевич Эдельште́йн, Ю́лий Ю́рійович Едельште́йн, born 5 August 1958) is an Israeli politician.
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Zionist Union
The Zionist Union (הַמַחֲנֶה הַצִיּוֹנִי, translit. HaMaḥaneh HaTziyoni, lit. the Zionist Camp) is a centre-left political alliance in Israel.
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1948 Arab–Israeli War
The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, or the First Arab–Israeli War, was fought between the State of Israel and a military coalition of Arab states over the control of Palestine, forming the second stage of the 1948 Palestine war.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knesset
