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David Ben Gurion
David Ben-Gurion (born David Grun) was an Israeli politician and the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel.


Hapoel Hatzair (The Young Worker)
Ha'poel Hatzair is the first Zionist socialist party founded in the Land of Israel in 1905 by Russian Jewish immigrants. The party's goals were Zionism's realization and the creation of a working Hebrew society. The party considered it a duty to embrace productive (industrial and agricultural) labor work in settlements and to work on Hebrew language revival.


Ahdut Haavoda (Labor Unity)
Ahdut Ha'Avoda was a socialist Zionist party. It was founded in 1919 as a union of the "Poalei Zion" party headed by David Ben-Gurion and the "non-partisan" workers.


Golda Meir
Golda Meir was an Israeli politician, and Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974.


Levi Eshkol
Levi Eshkol was an Israeli politician and the third Prime Minister of the State of Israel, between 1963 and 1969.


What is the Knesset?
The name "Knesset" comes from the ancient Knesset HaGdola, or "Great Assembly" in Hebrew, which was a group of 120 scribes, sages, and prophets in the Jewish tradition. This assembly existed from the end of the Biblical prophets to the development of Rabbinic Judaism. This spanned two centuries until around 200 BCE.


The Norwegian Law
The "Norwegian Law" affects the appointment of ministers and Knesset members. The legislation became known as the 'Norwegian Law' due to a similar system in Norway.


The Knesset Plenum
The Knesset plenum is the central and supreme authoritative body of the Knesset, made of 120 members.


How is the Knesset formed?
The Knesset, Israel's parliament, is composed of 120 members.


Ze'ev Jabotinsky
1880 - 1940. Ze'ev Jabotinsky was a Zionist leader, writer, orator, soldier, and journalist. He strongly advocated for the creation of a...
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