Knesset

[ knes-et ]

noun

1. the unicameral parliament of Israel.

Knesset

/ ˈknɛsɪt /

noun

1. the unicameral parliament of Israel

Knesset

1. The parliament of Israel .

Word History and Origins

Origin of Knesset¹

1945–50; < Modern Hebrew kneset, post-Biblical Hebrew kəneseth gathering

Word History and Origins

Origin of Knesset¹

Hebrew, literally: gathering

Example Sentences

The chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, Yuli Edelstein, called it "a shameful decision by a political body held captive by Islamist interests".

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Last month, the Knesset passed a bill to ban the Unrwa, the UN Palestinian refugee agency, from operating in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem, accusing the organisation of colluding with Hamas.

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Some opposition members of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, suggested it is targeted only at Palestinian citizens of Israel, sometimes called Israeli Arabs.

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The appointment of the new ministers requires the approval of the government and then the Knesset.

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When the deputy speaker of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, posted this comment on X in November, the platform blocked him and asked him to delete it.

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