The first time that there were 11 Arab members of the Knesset at the same time was the 14th Knesset, which was in power from May 1996 to May 1999.
Currently the Knesset has 12 Arab members.
(It is worth noting that Israel counts both Druze Israelis and ethnic Palestinian Israelis as Arab-Israelis, so the numbers above include Druze candidates who have different political interests that the ethnic Palestinian Israelis.)
Israel is a Parliamentary Democracy. The Prime Minister is the head of a coalition that can command a majority of the 120 seat Knesset (Asembly). The Knesset is elected by proportional voting where each party gets the percentage of seats corresponding to its percentage of the vote. The President is elected by the Knesset and has no real powers. The capital is Jerusalem.
At the present time (mid-2010), about 20% of the population of Israel is comprised of ethnic Arabs. They are citizens of Israel, with the rights and responsibilities of all other citizens, except that they are not responsible for military service. Along with other citizens, Arab citizens of Israel have the right to vote in the elections if they so choose; Arabs have been elected and occupy seats in the Knesset ... Israel's parliament.
Israel has a proportionally elected parliamentary democracy. Like most parliamentary democracies (in contrast to presidential republics), the legislative branch and the executive branch are fused together. As a result, the executive branch is created by the Head of State in the Israeli Presidency (which is elected by the Knesset or Israeli Parliament) and the Head of Government in the Prime Minister of the Knesset. Other Knesset members from the governing party lead the other Ministries.
The national legislative body in Israel is called the Knesset. (KNEH - set).Members of the Knesset are elected by popular vote of all citizens (male and female),and include individuals of every religion and ethnic background in the country.The Knesset corresponds to the Parliament of Canada, Australia, the UK, etc.,and more remotely to the Congress of the USA.
The Knesset is a parliament of the Republic of Israel.
Knesset was created in 1949.
The parliament of Israel is called the Knesset. It is a unicameral legislature consisting of 120 members who are elected to four-year terms through a system of proportional representation. The Knesset is responsible for passing laws, overseeing the government, and representing the interests of the Israeli people.
Israel has a Knesset. That is the name of its Parliament.
20% of Israel citizens are Arabs . ============================= Another contributor added: As citizens, the rights and responsibilities of Israel's Arab citizens are the same as all other Israeli citizens, with one exception: Arab citizens of Israel are not required to do military service. Arab citizens of Israel have full voting rights, and have elected several Arabs to seats in the Knesset (Israel's parliament).
It is the Israeli Parliamentthe Knesset is the cabinet of Israel. it is the group of 120 people to make the Israeli government.
The cast of Knesset - 1995 includes: Kristian Luuk as himself
i think 10 or 11