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The Knesset
The Knesset is Israel's legislature. It took its name
and fixed its membership at 120 from the Knesset Hagedolah (Great Assembly),
the representative Jewish council convened in Jerusalem by Ezra and Nehemiah
in the 5th century BCE. Members of Knesset (MKs) are elected every four
in a general election. A cabinet headed by a Prime Minister is the main
policy making body of the State.
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The Knesset building was built in 1966 and is located in the new section
of Jerusalem. Near the the Knesset's entrance stands a Menorah, the symbol
of the State of Israel |
