Israel's Knesset Members

Israel's Knesset Members
Author: Susan Hattis Rolef
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781003194248

Taking Members of the Israeli Knesset (MKs) as a case study, this book offers a comparative analysis of the various roles performed by Members of Parliament (MPs) within the framework of their job in democracies around the world. Based on the author's experience of working in and for the Knesset, from 1977 to 2010, this book questions the lack of a comprehensive job description not only for MKs but also for similar roles in parliamentary democracies globally. The author finds that a serious perusal of materials dealing with the job's various components - in the Israeli case, for example, basic laws, the Knesset Rules of Procedure, the Rules of Ethics for MKs, minutes of the Knesset Plenum and Committees and so forth − presents an almost complete picture of the MK's job that like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle merely need be assembled together. Finding the job of MPs in general, and of MKs specifically, definable, this book argues that it ought to be defined considering the centrality of this role for a democracy's functioning. This innovative book will not only prove useful for scholars of Israeli governance and legislation but will also be of interest to scholars of parliamentarism and comparative legislative politics in general.

The Knesset

The Knesset
Author: Gregory S. Mahler
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1981
Genre: Israel
ISBN: 9780838630716

A study of the Knesset based on a series of interviews with members of the Eighth Knesset (1973-77), this book is a revealing picture of the Israeli political system and the individuals who work within it.

Ben-Gurion Against the Knesset

Ben-Gurion Against the Knesset
Author: Giora Goldberg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2004-02-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135769044

The power struggle between Ben-Gurion and the Knesset was not primarily concerned with who should hold the reins of power, but with the ideals that should lie behind government. Ben-Gurion did not think that the Knesset had the moral backbone required at a historic turning-point in Israeli history, when the character of the nation was being developed; although he conceded that it was capable of dealing with the more mundane administrative tasks. He therefore denied the Knesset the right to take part in the policy-making process, caused a decline in the support of the elite and the general public, encouraged partisanship, and endeavored to reduce competitiveness. Ben-Gurion was so dismissive of the Knesset and its members, that he would not even attend parties at which Knesset members were being given awards.

Israel’s Knesset Members

Israel’s Knesset Members
Author: Susan Hattis Rolef
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2022-07-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000603512

Taking Members of the Israeli Knesset (MKs) as a case study, this book offers a comparative analysis of the various roles performed by Members of Parliament (MPs) within the framework of their job in democracies around the world. Based on the author’s experience of working in and for the Knesset, from 1977 to 2010, this book questions the lack of a comprehensive job description not only for MKs but also for similar roles in parliamentary democracies globally. The author finds that a serious perusal of materials dealing with the job’s various components – in the Israeli case, for example, basic laws, the Knesset Rules of Procedure, the Rules of Ethics for MKs, minutes of the Knesset Plenum and Committees and so forth − presents an almost complete picture of the MK’s job that like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle merely need be assembled together. Finding the job of MPs in general, and of MKs specifically, definable, this book argues that it ought to be defined considering the centrality of this role for a democracy’s functioning. This innovative book will not only prove useful for scholars of Israeli governance and legislation but will also be of interest to scholars of parliamentarism and comparative legislative politics in general.

An 'American' Mk

An 'American' Mk
Author: Dov Lipman
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2016-02-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1490769854

The Israeli parliament is a unique democratic body, the only such institution in the Middle East. In this book, former Knesset member Rabbi Dov Lipman tells the story of his experiences as a member of the nineteenth Knesset, including a behind-the-scenes look at how the Knesset works from his perspective as the first American-born MK in thirty years.

The Knesset

The Knesset
Author: Joachim Yehojakim Scharf
Publisher:
Total Pages: 250
Release: 1958
Genre: Israel
ISBN:

Ben-Gurion Against the Knesset

Ben-Gurion Against the Knesset
Author: Giora Goldberg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2004-02-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135769036

The power struggle between Ben-Gurion and the Knesset was not primarily concerned with who should hold the reins of power, but with the ideals that should lie behind government. Ben-Gurion did not think that the Knesset had the moral backbone required at a historic turning-point in Israeli history, when the character of the nation was being developed; although he conceded that it was capable of dealing with the more mundane administrative tasks. He therefore denied the Knesset the right to take part in the policy-making process, caused a decline in the support of the elite and the general public, encouraged partisanship, and endeavored to reduce competitiveness. Ben-Gurion was so dismissive of the Knesset and its members, that he would not even attend parties at which Knesset members were being given awards.

1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel

1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel
Author: Mitchell Geoffrey Bard
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780742543584

Hardly a day passes when Israel is not in the news. This book provides essential facts about not only the political events in the news, but also the positive contributions Israel is making in the arts and sciences. This is not a recitation of facts and figures, but a mosaic of the most important aspects of Israel's past and present. The book will entertain those interested in some of the fascinating trivia about Israel and inform those doing more serious research about the economy, government, and culture of the Jewish State.