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How Does the Israeli Knesset Operate?

JL;DR SUMMARY The Knesset, Israel's unicameral parliament, operates with 120 members serving four-year terms. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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JerusalemIsraeli DemocracyIsraeli ParliamentKnessetDalia ItzikPlenumStanding CommitteesSadat SpeechLaw MakingInternational Addresses

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Jerusalem, Israel
"The Knesset Museum opened in Jerusalem last year in a building colloquially referred to as the Old Knesset."

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