Introduction Israel is one of only two democracies in the world (alongside England) that has not enacted a formal constitution, despite a...

We recommend reading the article about the Irgun to fully understand this article. The Herut movement was founded in 1948 and succeeded...

The Workers Party of the Land of Israel Established in 1930, the Mapai party resulted from the union of two parties: Ahdut HaAvoda and...

Agudat Israel is a political party founded in 1912 in Poland. It was intended to be a political tool to preserve the ultra-Orthodox way...

Name The name "Knesset" comes from the ancient Knesset HaGdola, or "Great Assembly" in Hebrew, which was a group of 120 scribes, sages,...

The Knesset plenum is the central and supreme authoritative body of the Knesset, made of 120 members. Bills, motions for the agenda,...

The Knesset, Israel's parliament, is composed of 120 members. Any Israeli citizen over 21 can be elected to the Knesset, except for...

Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed in Israel every year on the 27th of (the Hebrew month of) Nisan. It commemorates the Holocaust. The Knesset adopted the law in 1959.

Yom Hazikaron leYitshak Rabin Memorial Day for the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is a national day of remembrance...

1876 - 1963. Source : Israel National Photo Collection 1951. Born in the Russian Empire, Haim Bograshov was an Israeli politician and...