Do the standing Israeli committees have the power to amend legislation before it is passed? Do they have permanent staff? Is the work actually done by the Knesset committees or by the cabinets? These are all things which when answered can show how important committees are in Israeli government. If you answer, please leave a link for me to follow. Thank you!
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The Knesset (Hebrew: ×›× ×¡×ªâ€Ž, lit. Assembly) is Israel's unicameral parliament. Its 120 members are elected to 4-year terms through party-list proportional representation (see electoral system, below), as mandated by the 1958 Basic Law: The Knesset. As the legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset enacts laws, supervises government activities, and is empowered to elect or remove the President of the State or State Comptroller from office. The March 2006 elections produced five prominent political parties; Kadima, Labor, Shas, Likud and Israel Beytenu, each with more than ten seats in the Knesset. However, only once has a single party held the 61 seats needed for a majority government (the Alignment from 1968 until the 1969 elections). Therefore, aside from that one exception, since 1948 Israeli governments have always comprised coalitions. As of 2006, there are 12 political parties represented in the Knesset, spanning both the political and religious spectra.
