Talk:Knesset/Archive 1

Archive 1

Pronunciation of the name "Knesset"

Hello. It seems like it would be helpful to indicate the pronunciation of "Knesset" at the beginning of the article. Just a thought. Wile E. Heresiarch 06:51, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

I was just coming to find that out and didn't see it in the article. I'm hoping it's pronounced kuh-NESS-et?

cat sort

Very few articles should be directly under the 'Israel' super-cat. Just check other large countries for the standard developed there. --Shuki 22:18, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

too big

This election template is much too big and should not be at the top of the article - it is boring and ugly, and will send (most) readers scurrying away.--Gilabrand 08:57, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

So move it then. Be WP:BOLD! Number 57 09:09, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Jerusalem

The article cannot state that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. The vast majority of the international community recognises that Israel's unilateral declaration is illegal under international law by maintaining their embassies in Tel Aviv - the de facto capital. For wikipedia to retain its integrity, it cannot represent the viewpoint of a single individual or state. If a contributor wishes to present the Israeli viewpoint that Jerusalem is the self-declared capital, then that is fine. However it must also be mentioned that the rest of the world does not recognise this.

SAADS: regarding your entry in Knesset ("Israel's self-proclaimed and internationally unrecognised capital,") just want to point out that USA, UK, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Micronesia, and a host of other countries recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Your wording, "Self-proclaimed and internationally unrecognized" is an a grossly generalized and incorrect term, and smacks of political leaning. Moreover, the recognition of a capital is itself a fluid matter - Palestinian Authority claimes East Jerusalem as its capital and although it's not even a state, its capital is recognized by most countries, similar to Abkhazia. In any case, it is best to point to the article that addresses Jerusalem's recognition issue (as done so by my edit) instead of a blatant overgeneralization stemming from personal politics, ok?

Wikipedia is meant to be a moderate, general source of knowledge without political squabble. See Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View.

If you joined to mark up entries according to your personal beliefs, you joined Wikipedia for the wrong reasons.

First of all, create a username and log in so that you add more credibility to your contributions. Second of all, I suggest you confirm your facts before making bold statements like the "UK... and a HOST of other countries recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital". What UK are you talking about and more importantly what HOST? You yourself added that internal link to the section discussing the status of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. In that same article it says regarding the UK's position, "Pending agreement, we recognise de facto Israeli control of West Jerusalem but consider East Jerusalem to be occupied territory. We recognise no sovereignty over the CITY." So the UK does not recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital since it does not recognise Israel's sovereignty over the city and it maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv. The United States has also kept its embassy in Tel Aviv. Despite the House resolution, the government of the USA does not recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. To quote again from that same page, "However, U.S. presidents, including President Bush, have argued that Congressional resolutions regarding the status of Jerusalem are merely "advisory", stating that it "impermissibly interferes with the President's constitutional authority"". So the point is, do not make statements that you cannot back up with references to trustworthy sources.

Now I am not here to quibble about which countries recognise it and which do not. As you said, the recognition of a capital is a fluid matter, in which case it is not worth mentioning at all. Why mention that Jerusalem is Israel's capital in an article about the Knesset if it is such a politically sensitive statement. That smacks of political leaning since the issue itself has not been resolved. Therefore I suggest removing the statement entirely eliminating the need for this political squabble. Simply link it to the page on Jerusalem and have the reader read on if they choose to do so. Saads 18:09, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

The seat of Israel's government is in the "recognized" or Western part of Jerusalem. Neither the Knesset, Ministry offices or the Prime Minister's Office is in Eastern or "captured" Jerusalem. Since Western Jerusalem is part of the Jerusalem municipal borders, it is entirely justified to have Jerusalem as Israel's captal. ags18 1:54, 14 August 2006 (EST)

Whether or not Jerusalem is the capital of israel, or the seat of government, is not really anything to do with the knesset, which this article is about. There is a section in the Jerusalem article that covers this exact issue and that is the correct place for it. In order to maintain a neutral point of view, I have removed this political issue from the page and left the link to the Jerusalem article. rah 08:30, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Jerusalem as capital

I don't understand why this keeps being removed. Jerusalem (the western part of it) is recognised as Israel's capital (see the CIA World Factbook). This article makes no illusions to East Jerusalem being part of it. The Jerusalem article also states that it is Israel's capital. Number 57 14:44, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

I think you misunderstand the problem. You claim that "The Jerusalem article also states that it is Israel's capital." The Jerusalem article goes into quite a bit more depth than that. The text in question patently ignores the complexity of the issue and favours one particular viewpoint.

Jerusalem's status as the capital of Israel is a contentious issue. If it weren't a contentious issue, nobody would have bothered to remove the text in question in the first place, nor would we be having this discussion. Adding a contentious statement, as this is, and you have done, violates WP:NPOV.

Moreover, this article is about the Knesset, not Jerusalem. The correct place to put neutral statements about Jerusalem's status as a capital city is its own article, not this one.

The issue is not whether Jerusalem is Israel's capital. The issue is that making statements on the subject that favour one point of view, in the article on the Knesset, is not appropriate for Wikipedia.

Adding an unnecessary, contentious statement about a subject that is covered in its own article is bad editing. Robert Ham 08:44, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Again, the Knesset is in West Jerusalem. This has always been the capital of the State of Israel regardless of the addition of East Jerusalem and is not an issue. As for the purpose of mentioning where the Knesset is, it is perfectly relevant as not all seats of government are located in the capital (e.g. in Holland where Amsterdam is the capital but the Hague is the seat of government). Number 57 09:00, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

There is a discrepancy between what you are arguing, and what you are adding to the article. Your edits claim that the whole of Jerusalem is the capital; you do not qualify Jerusalem. Meanwhile, your arguments do qualify the place as West Jerusalem. This is the source of conflict. The qualification should be in the article, not just the talk page. Robert Ham 09:12, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Party "nicknames"

In the English-language press here in Israel (e.g., the "Jerusalem Post" , Jerusalem Online) the Gil party is referred to as "Pensioners" or "the Pensioners' Party", so I have added the annotation in the table. (That information - the English name of the party - is already included in the article head for Gil.) In discussions about politics, too, my coterie at least refers to them as "Pensioners" (or "the old people" ), so I can attest, for what WP:OR that it's worth, that this is common usage amongst Israeli Anglos.

I was WP:BOLD and added it, but now I'm posting the discussion — are there other parties with English "nicknames", and how (orthographically speaking) should that be indicated in the table (and elsewhere)?

P.S. I'm also trying to divert attention away from the whole anti-Zionist "disenfranchisement of Jerusalem as Israel's capital" argument thing.

--Eliyahu S ^Talk 13:32, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Description of Jerusalem

The current description of Jerusalem violates WP:NPOV. Describing Jerusalem solely from an Israeli perspective is WP:POV. The problem is that any succinct description of Jerusalem that doesn't mention Palestinian interests will be WP:POV. The only way not to violate WP:NPOV is to explain the situation in more depth, which kind of obviates the presence of such a description in the opening paragraph.

I'd also note that the issue here is the description of Jerusalem, not the Knesset itself. Robert Ham 08:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Firstly, I don't think it does. Jerusalem being the capital is not in question; which bits of Jerusalem are/should/will be the Israeli capital is. I believe that an explanation would only be necessary if the building was in a contentious area (i.e. East Jerusalem and the Old City), but it is not.

Secondly, a description of Jerusalem is entirely relevant to this article. Some countries do not have their seat of government in the capital (e.g. Holland), whilst others have their parliaments and seat of governments in different cities (e.g. South Africa). пﮟოьεԻ 57 13:25, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

That doesn't really make much sense. Rather than trying to clarify what you mean, perhaps it would be more productive to ask: what are you trying to say with this description? Why do you want it in the article? Robert Ham 16:29, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm assuming your silence means you have no reason for the description. I'll remove it. Robert Ham 09:23, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

No, my silence just meant I had nothing else to say. The point has been made. I have reverted the main article as it seems more people prefer to keep the Jerusalem description in than not. пﮟოьεԻ 57 09:27, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

No, the point hasn't been made. Your comment is barely understandable, let alone reasonable. Perhaps you could rephrase your comment to make what you're trying to say clearer? Robert Ham 10:07, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I don't see how I could rephrase it to be any simpler, but I will try: (i) The Knesset is in West Jerusalem (ii) West Jerusalem is not disputed territory and is accepted to be Israel's capital (iii) not all country's capitals and seat of government (or even seat of parliament) are in the same place, so it is relevant to mention it in an article about a parliament.

Additionally, I see from your edit summaries that you have a problem with WP:CIVILity (calling people's edits "moronity" and "foolishness"). Perhaps you should try and edit some non Judaism/Israel/Palestinian related articles if they are causing you grief. пﮟოьεԻ 57 10:20, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

(i) The article doesn't say it is in West Jerusalem

(ii) Nobody is disputing the status of West Jerusalem

(iii) The issue is not the status of West Jerusalem, or Jerusalem as any country's capital. The issue is stating that it is Israel's capital without stating that it is also the future capital of the Palestinian State. To omit that major viewpoint violates WP:NPOV.

The following seems to be an appropriate restatement of the issue:

It is located in Jerusalem, which contains the Seat of Government of Israel and is also claimed as its capital.

This contains the same information as the current sentence and doesn't limit itself to an Israeli viewpoint. Robert Ham 10:49, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

I don't like the phrase "claimed". Lots of countries claim land which isn't theirs (e.g. Spain and Gibraltar, Argentina and the Falklands). How about: "It is located in the western sector of Jerusalem, the seat of government and capital of the State of Israel." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Number 57 (talk • contribs) 10:54, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

That sentence is ambiguous; it isn't clear if the seat of government and capital is Jerusalem, or the western sector of Jerusalem. It reintroduces the POV. How about "It is located in Jerusalem, which contains the Seat of Government of Israel and is also asserted to be its capital." Robert Ham 11:02, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm. Asserted is just another way of saying claimed, so it doesn't really solve the problem. How about removing "sector of", just leaving "It is located in the western Jerusalem, the seat of government and capital of the State of Israel"? пﮟოьεԻ 57 11:11, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

That sentence has exactly the same ambiguity as the previous one. The problem is that you want to say in the opening paragraph that Jerusalem is Israel's capital, but don't want to say that it's also the capital of the future Palestinian State. There is no way to resolve this; either you omit the Palestinian view and violate WP:NPOV, or include it and have a verbose opening paragraph. I have to wonder: is it really necessary to point out that Israel has its capital and seat of government in the same place, in the opening paragraph to an article on the Knesset? Robert Ham 15:50, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, but now you are WP:CRYSTAL balling. Whilst I am hopeful that there will be a Palestinian state ASAP, it is far from certain, especially whether they will actually manage to get Jerusalem or not. пﮟოьεԻ 57 16:07, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

This article isn't about Jerusalem or its status as capitol. I therefor don't see any need to mention anything about Jerusalem other than the fact that the knesset is located there. Any uneducated reader would read "the knesset is in jerusalem, thus jerusalem must be israels capital" thus making everybody happy (more or less). Rami R 16:38, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

too many lists

There are too many long boring lists in this article. The list of previous locations should be turned into a prose paragraph without numbering.--Gilabrand 09:57, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

The statement about the land being leased from the Greek Patriarchate is fine, but the source doesn't match. The article is about selling land. Leasing and selling are not the same thing!! On top of that, the article says nothing about the Knesset. --Gilabrand 10:10, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

The current reference is much better. Thanks!--Gilabrand 10:20, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

No worries - I wish I had found that source the first time round! пﮟოьεԻ 57 10:27, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Postage stamps and postal history of Israel

For the Israel stamp collectors and lovers, there is no article yet for Postage stamps and postal history of Israel (part of Category:Postal history by country) that would have so many Jewish themes. Feel free to go ahead and start it. (See the other country's in Category:Postage stamps by country that have theirs.) Nothing for Israel on Category:Postage stamps by country neither on List of country articles containing postal sections nor on List of philatelic bureaus. (but just a teeny note on Israel at Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Io - Iz).) This is truly a great shame and pity because Israel, and before that when it was the British Mandate produced and continues to issue the most beautiful and extensive stamps by any country. Thank you, IZAK (talk) 11:19, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Seperate of Powers

The Knesset is not the Legislative branch of the Israelo Goverment as its written here by mistake. Within the framework of the Israeli democratic system, there is a separation of powers amongst the legislature, the executive branch, and the judiciary, the Knesset is the legislative branch, with the exclusive authority to enact laws and its not a branch of the Goverment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.65.221.211 (talk) 05:31, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

name

the name of the legislature of Israel in hebrew is "הכנסת" and in english "The Knesset" as you can see in their website [1]. Daniel B (talk) 08:20, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

 Done Metallurgist (talk) 07:50, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Modest Reorg

It seems to me that the first two sections of the article should address two basic issues about any legislature (1) what are its powers/role in the government (2) how is it constituted (e.g. elections. The first issue is covered in the existing "operations" section, but the heading doesn't really mean anything. I've cribbed the new section name from the article on the United States Congress. There are some parts of this section that relate to history or elections, and I've moved them to appropriate sections. Also moved around some paragraphs within history so that it doesn't start off with description of physical structure (which could be its own section).

Please note that I haven't added or deleted any content, just moved some things around.

Article needs a lot more work, but I hope that this moves it in the right direction. Suggest that editors look at articles United States Congress and Parliament of the United Kingdom for ideas about how this article could be improved --Sjsilverman (talk) 15:57, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Controversy section is required

In 2011, Knesset banned the Arab parties from taking part in the elections. http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel-bans-arab-parties-from-running-in-upcoming-elections-1.267987

A decision so racist that the supreme court of Israel overturned Knessets decision.

Recently, the new coalition can now supersede the supreme courts rulings, removing the checks and balances Knesset once had. This information should be included in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.149.187.98 (talk) 14:26, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Copyvios in role section

I've just reverted the "Role in government" section to the way it was in May 2011 — around that time, someone copied substantial content from http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Politics/knesset.html. I've revdeleted every edit since that time; if you'd like access to unrelated and copyright-safe content from one of those revisions, drop a note at my talk page. I've also invited commentary on whether I should have revdeleted all this; if you have an opinion, please express it at WP:AN in the "Review my action, please" section. Nyttend (talk) 02:47, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Pronunciation

The pronunciation example is just wrong. It sounds like some foreign accent (American?), and has three syllables instead of two: there should be no vowel after the /k/ sound. A smaller problem is that the written Hebrew and IPA include /ha/ ("the"), whereas the pronunciation doesn't. 31.210.180.187 (talk) 16:08, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

Renovation

Is the Knesser (still) under renovation? Does it include replacing obsolete wirings, plumbing etc.? --112.198.82.176 (talk) 09:08, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

Edit

Changed Jewish Home to the official party name, as that is the convention established here — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.151.109.20 (talk) 18:40, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Straw Poll

Hello to all the users, looking at this page, User:Number 57 and I, are having a disagreement on the number of seats of the Zionist Union, Isaac Herzog vacated his seat on 23 July 2018, [2], provided by User:Number 57 himself, he says Robert Tibayev will replace him as MK, but he is not in the source, so I told the user, that the seat will be vacated until it is filled, but unfortunately, he/she does not want to understand what I’m telling him/her, but the user still chooses his/her preferred way.

Do you believe that if an MK left parliament, and resigned his seat, do you believe it should be vacated, until it is filled?

• Yes: Absolutely Yes, the MK vacated his seat on 23 July 2018, The MK has not been replaced yet therefore it should remain vacated until the seat has been filled. The source provided below was published on July 12, 2018, it’s July 23, 2018, it’s the end of the month, seat already vacated. The other source below, he resigned his seat, he has not been replaced yet, therefore the seat is vacated. - User:Social Studies Rules User talk:Social Studies Rules 17:49, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

• New Statement, “Tivayev will replace him before the end of the month.” Number 57 said, well these articles show proof that the seat is vacant and Tivayev is not his replacement anymore because he left the party six months ago and is currently in talks on joining Yisrael Beiteinu. [3] [4] [5]
  • Herzog is still an MK, as can be seen here on the Knesset Activities tab. I was aware of the Tivayev stories you mention and it's an interesting situation. However, I believe under protocol he will still enter the Knesset as a Zionist Union member and then have to ask the speaker to change parties. Number 57 07:35, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

• According to this source, Herzog will leave at the end of the month. According to article 16 of Knesset Rules of Procedure, a replacement would be announced in the Official Gazette. --46.189.28.247 (talk) 17:01, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

There's a chapter on the replacement of Knesset members in this book, page 55: "A seat in the Knesset may fall vacant for any of four reasons: the member's resignation, his death, termination of his membership because of election or appointment to one of certain specified posts, or his removal from membership because of conviction of a criminal offense with a prison sentence of at least one year. In every case the seat is filled by the candidate next in order on the list of the resigned or deceased member's Group. Thus, even in the last days of a Knesset term, the new member wil automatically take his place in the house and make his declaration of allegiance." --46.189.28.247 (talk) 17:28, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

• No, the seat isn't vacant. Once Herzog's resignation takes effect, his replacement will be sworn in. According to the Knesset website, he's still an MK (click on the "Knesset activities" tab). He doesn't leave the Knesset until the end of July and won't start his job at the Jewish Agency until 1 August, whilst it is planned that Tivayev will replace him before the end of the month. Number 57 19:09, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Just saw the discussion here. I've reverted the disruptive edits from Social Studies Rules (who has been confirmed as a sockpuppet) from here as well as from a couple more articles pretending that Herzog resigned on 23 July despite Knesset sources still showing him as a MK. Note that Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. We must not assume facts as certain until these happen. Impru20^talk 18:00, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

The Architect of the Knesset

Architect Ossip Klarwein model won the Knesset building planning competition in 1957 - https://knesset.gov.il/birthday/eng/KnessetBuilding1_eng.htm Mauri Kunnas (talk) 06:27, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

21st Knesset

The 21st Knesset has opened today (30/4). Need to change the link in the info box (in the right). Latnook (talk) 12:45, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Seats map

This is looking very bad. People won't get why is there so many white seats (empty seats). We should put the former model which every other Wikipedia article of parliament has. Sokuya (talk) 11:11, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Agreed. It's a poor image in comparison. Number 57 11:58, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

 Done BSD. I replaced the image. תנא קמא (talk) 10:54, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

The empty seats are because those seats are actually empty in real life... --Yair rand (talk) 20:21, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

Kulanu should be a distinct party inside the Likud faction

My edits keep being reverted, but the claim that the Kulanu party has been dissolved is not true. While most of its top members have moved to the Likud party (Moshe Kahlon, Eli Cohen, etc.), the Likud list for the Sep. 2019 elections included 4 candidates that belong to the Kulanu party and not to Likud. Those are Yifat Shasha-Biton #29, Feyer-Herzl Lavi #60, Yitzhak Savag #68 and Mandy Safadi #78. You can see this in the Likud candidate list of the Central Elections Committee.

Since Likud got 31 seats, Shasha-Biton entered the Knesset so the Likud faction has 1 member of Kulanu party and 30 members of Likud party, and it should be displayed in the faction-party list in the infobox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100kill (talk • contribs) 15:01, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

Division of seats for UTJ?

What's the division of seats for UTJ between the Agudat Yisrael and Degel HaTorah factions? UTJ lost an eighth seat, based on the final results (http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/269393), but I'm not sure which faction to remove that seat from. Thanks. David O. Johnson (talk) 23:34, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Regarding Derekh Eretz

Is there a specific reason why Derekh Eretz is not included as part of Kachol Lavan? MatryoshkaNL (talk) 09:38, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

@MatryoshkaNL: They aren't part of Blue & White. See the Knesset faction list. Cheers, Number 57 10:34, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Nomination for merging of Template:"Infobox member of the Knesset"

Template:Infobox member of the Knesset has been nominated for merging with Template:Infobox officeholder. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. --Triggerhippie4 (talk) 17:02, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Incorrect order

In the opening paragraph, it reads 'although the latter is ceremonially appointed by the President'. It should read 'although the former is ceremonially appointed by the Prime Minister.'

I don't believe that is correct. Number 57 14:36, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Edit Request - Norwegian Law

In the Size section, there is a mention of the Norwegian Law as something Yossi Beilin failed to pass in 1996 and Netanyahu and other politicians favor. It does not mention that the Norwegian Law was passed in 2015, someone please add this. See the article Norwegian Law (Israel) and the references found there.

Done. Number 57 18:00, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Update

New Knesset speakers and deputy speakers. Needs updating. User:Helpfulguy101 - February 2 — Preceding undated comment added 00:55, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Done. we might need to update the list of committees as well but i'll take a look at that tomorrow. Totalstgamer (talk) 01:01, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 29 February 2024

Arab Knesset members have served in office since the First Knesset and all Arabs with Israeli citizenship are entitled to vote for the Israeli Knesset. Current list of Knesset members includes Arab representatives. https://knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mkindex_current_eng.asp?view=0 Upswing2 (talk) 15:32, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Please note that Ra'am and Hadash–Ta'al are currently listed in the composition section. Jamedeus (talk) 00:22, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

No access to official English website

I immediately get this notice whether via Firefox, Tor, or Venmo:

main.knesset.gov.il | Access denied (403)

Current session has been terminated.

For further information, do not hesitate to contact us.

Ref: 24.116.116.148 2023-11-11T14:14:51.705Z

kencf0618 (talk) 14:21, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

I'm also getting the error. It has been present for a few months. David O. Johnson (talk) 16:48, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

The Knesset website is working again. David O. Johnson (talk) 01:08, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 March 2024

New Hope needs to be removed from National Unity, since they have left ~~ https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/politics/artc-israeli-political-shakeup-gideon-sa-ar-parts-ways-with-gantz-s-faction ~~ Sutapurachina (talk) 07:19, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Not done. The change has to be approved by the Knesset still. David O. Johnson (talk) 07:28, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure the Knesset only has to approve changes to committee composition, and since no one is actually switching parties, but rather two separate parties breaking an electoral alliance (which only matters for elections, not committees or knesset functions), they have the power to do so unilaterally. Therefore, I think it should be added. In addition, it is going to be imminently approved, so it really doesn't matter. Mr manor11 (talk) 08:08, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

The Knesset website still lists Sa'ar and others as part of National Unity.

https://m.knesset.gov.il/en/mk/apps/faction/faction-lobby?KnessetID=25&FactionID=1098

Just give it time. David O. Johnson (talk) 13:30, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 March 2024

We should move National Unity under Shas, since Shas has more seats than National Unity now Sutapurachina (talk) 00:47, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

It's done. Thanks. David O. Johnson (talk) 00:58, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 26 March 2024

We should put New Hope in the opposition, now that they've announced that they're leaving the government. Sutapurachina (talk) 07:45, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

References

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Shadow311 (talk) 15:15, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Democrats

User:Rh0809 Your edit adding the label Democrats above Labor is pre-emptive, nothing like this has happened Shacharrz (talk) 19:46, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Labor or Democrat MKs

The situation remains unclear. The Knesset website still refers to the as Labor MKs - and the press is using both. See "Labor MKs propose Nation State Law amendment after Majdal Shams attack" in the Jerusalem Post which refers to them as Labor MKs in the headline, Democrat MKs in the subheadline, and "the Democrats (former Labor) Party’s four Members of Knesset" in the body of the article. Wellington Bay (talk) 01:25, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 15 September 2024

<Current>

• • •   Maki (3)
    •   Independent (1)

<Suggestion of edit>

• • •   Maki (2)
    •   Independent (2)

<Explanation> Out of 4 Hadash MKs, Aida Touma-Suleiman and Ofer Cassif are MKs from Maki, but not Ayman Odeh and Youssef Atauna. It seems the following Hebrew Wikipedia articles of Maki and individual Hadash MKs are already reflecting that, but not this English Wikipedia article of Knesset.

https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%9F_%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%93%D7%94 https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%90%D7%99%D7%93%D7%94_%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%90_%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9F https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%A8_%D7%9B%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A3 https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A3_%D7%A2%D7%98%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94 K9L4lib (talk) 17:43, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. McYeee (talk) 02:27, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Party joins coalition

Gideon Saar's New Hope has joined the coalition, increasing the majority by four seats. Please modify to reflect this.

Israel's prime minister appoints a former rival to strengthen his hold on office | AP News

Former Netanyahu rival Gideon Saar joins Israeli cabinet | Politics News | Al Jazeera Gavv523 (talk) 20:21, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

I've updated the text in the infobox, but I'm not sure how to update the graphic. David O. Johnson (talk) 00:26, 30 September 2024 (UTC)