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The '''Knesset''' is the legislature or [[parliament]] of the [[Israel|State of Israel]]; the [[Hebrew]] term ''knesset'' means 'assembly'. The first Knesset was elected on 20 January 1949 and first met on 14 February the same year. It is a unicameral (single chamber) body and has 120 elected members. The present Knesset building in [[Jerusalem]] was inaugurated in 1966.

The '''Knesset''' is the legislature or [[parliament]] of the [[Israel|State of Israel]]; the [[Hebrew]] term ''knesset'' means 'assembly'. The first Knesset was elected on 20 January 1949 and first met on 14 February the same year. It is a unicameral (single chamber) body and has 120 elected members. The present Knesset building in [[Jerusalem]] was inaugurated in 1966.

==Current composition (2013 - Present)==

==Current composition (2015 - Present)==

*[[Likud]]-[[Yisrael Beiteinu]] - 31 seats

*[[Likud]] - 30 seats

*[[Yesh Atid]] - 19 seats

*[[Zionist Union]] - 24 seats

*[[Labour Party (Israel)|Labor Party]] - 15 seats

*[[Joint List]] - 13 seats

*[[The Jewish Home]] - 12 seats

*[[Yesh Atid]] - 11 seats

*[[Shas]] - 11 seats

*[[Kulanu]] - 10 seats

*[[United Torah Judaism]] - 7 seats

*[[The Jewish Home]] - 8 seats

*[[Hatnuah]] - 6 seats

*[[Shas]] - 7 seats

*[[Meretz]] - 6 seats

*[[Yisrael Beiteinu]] - 5 seats

*[[United Arab List]] (along with [[Ta'al]]) - 4 seats

*[[United Torah Judaism]] - 6 seats

*[[Hadash]] - 4 seats

*[[Meretz]] - 5 seats

*[[Balad]] - 3 seats

*Independent - 1 seat

*[[Kadima]] - 2 seats

Source: [http://www.knesset.gov.il/history/eng/eng_hist19_s.htm Government of Israel]

Source: [http://knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mkindex_current_eng.asp?view=1 Government of Israel]

[[Category:Israeli Politics]]

[[Category:Israeli Politics]]