Knesset
the unicameral parliament of Israel.
Origin of Knesset
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How to use Knesset in a sentence
He then resigned as the leader of Likud, and shortly afterwards, told the Israeli Knesset he was resigning as a lawmaker too.
Netanyahu's Greatest Achievement Was Convincing Israel He Alone Transformed the State | Dahlia Scheindlin | June 8, 2021 | TimeHe called on right wing voters to put pressure on the members of Knesset from Bennett’s party so that they don't vote in favor of the new government.
Israeli right wing leader announces plan to oust Netanyahu with "change government" | Barak Ravid | May 30, 2021 | AxiosNitzan Horowitz, head of the left-wing Meretz party, introduced the bill and the Knesset approved it by a 42-36 vote margin.
Peer said while many in the Knesset believe conversion therapy should be banned in the country, the decision comes down to politics because many right-wing and Orthodox parties control it.
She said conversion therapy bans and other pro-LGBTQ laws have been difficult to pass because of Orthodox and conservative control over the Knesset.
Tibi had previously symbolically spilled water on Prawer Bill in Knesset.
Israel Officially Enters E.U.'s Horizon 2020 Program | Orly Halpern | December 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTKnesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein chased the MDA officials from the parliament.
Why Is Israel’s Red Cross Rejecting Ethiopian Blood? | Sigal Samuel | December 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNope, according to Tzachi Hanegbi, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
7 Questions About the Geneva Deal on Iran You Might Be Asking | Matthew Kalman | November 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThat's precisely two less than they would need to constitute a majority in the Knesset.
Israel's Political Process Sabotages Peace Efforts, But There Is A Constituency For Peace | Matt Lerner | November 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Knesset approved the first reading of the legislation in June, but with only a three-vote margin.
Why I Joined 775 Rabbinic Colleagues in Opposing the Dispossession of Bedouin Israelis | Rabbi Gilah Langner | November 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for Knesset
Knesseth
/ (ˈknɛsɪt) /
the unicameral parliament of Israel
Origin of Knesset
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Knesset
[ (knes-et, kuh-nes-et) ]
The parliament of Israel.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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