The members of the 25th Knesset were elected on 1 November 2022[1] and sworn in on 15 November.[2]
Composition
editOne Druze lawmaker, 29 women, 23 new MKs and three openly gay MKs were elected to the 25th Knesset.[3] The number of Arab MKs was the lowest in two decades with 10 MKs.[4] On 30 June 2024, the Israeli Labor Party announced plans to merge with Meretz to become The Democrats,[5] with Labor MKs expected to become MKs for the new party; the merger was approved on 12 July.[6]
On 11 November, 2024, leftist MK Ofer Cassif was suspended from Knesset for 6 months for supporting the South Africa's genocide case against Israel.[7]
Members of the Knesset
editReplacements
edit| Date | Replacement | Party | Replacing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2023 | Yitzhak Kroizer | Otzma Yehudit | Amihai Eliyahu | Eliyahu resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 3 January 2023 | Yonatan Mishraki | Shas | Yoav Ben-Tzur | Ben-Tzur resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 6 January 2023 | Dan Illouz | Likud | Miki Zohar | Zohar resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 6 January 2023 | Ariel Kallner | Likud | Haim Katz | Katz resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 6 January 2023 | Yitzhak Pindrus | United Torah Judaism | Yitzhak Goldknopf | Goldknopf resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 7 January 2023 | Eti Atiya | Likud | Idit Silman | Silman resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 17 January 2023 | Amit Halevi | Likud | Amichai Chikli | Chikli resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 25 January 2023 | Moshe Roth | United Torah Judaism | Meir Porush | Porush resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 1 February 2023 | Shelly Tal Meron | Yesh Atid | Yoel Razvozov | Razvozov resigned from the Knesset and retired from politics[8] |
| 2 February 2023 | Semion Moshiashvili | Shas | Haim Biton | Biton resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 2 February 2023 | Erez Malul | Shas | Ya'akov Margi | Margi resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 7 February 2023 | Zvi Sukkot | Religious Zionist Party | Bezalel Smotrich | Smotrich resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 9 February 2023 | Tsega Melaku | Likud | Ofir Akunis | Akunis resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 15 February 2023 | Osher Shekalim | Likud | Eli Cohen | Cohen resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 15 February 2023 | Keti Shitrit | Likud | Miri Regev | Regev resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 12 March 2023 | Moshe Passal | Likud | Galit Distel-Atbaryan | Distel-Atbaryan resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 26 March 2023 | Sasson Guetta | Likud | Yoav Kisch | Kisch resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 31 March 2023 | Avihai Boaron | Likud | Dudi Amsalem | Amsalem resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
| 1 August 2023 | Yaron Levi | Yesh Atid | Orna Barbivai | Barbivai resigned from the Knesset to serve as Yesh Atid's candidate for mayor of Tel Aviv[9] |
| 14 October 2023 | Galit Distel-Atbaryan | Likud | Avihai Boaron | Distel-Atbaryan resigned from the cabinet and was reappointed to the Knesset under the Norwegian Law |
| 1 July 2024 | Avihai Boaron | Likud | Danny Danon | Danon resigned to become Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations[10] |
| 5 July 2024 | Michel Buskila | New Hope | Yifat Shasha-Biton | Biton resigned after announcing her retirement from politics[11] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Keller-Lynn, Carrie. "Knesset disbands, sets elections for November 1; Lapid to become PM at midnight". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Michael Bachner; Staff writer (15 November 2022). "As 25th Knesset sworn in, president urges MKs to end 'addiction' to toxic discourse". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Carrie Keller-Lynn (15 November 2022). "Knesset swearing-in heralds political stability, though discourse unlikely to soften". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ H. Reich, Eleanor (15 November 2022). "Israel swears in new parliament, most right-wing in history". Associated Press. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "העבודה ומרצ הגיעו להסכם על איחוד וייקראו מפלגת "הדמוקרטים"". Haaretz. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Shalev, Tal (12 July 2024). "With an overwhelming majority, Meretz and Labor approve merge, becoming the Democrats". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-suspends-far-left-mk-ofer-cassif-for-six-months-over-comments-on-gaza-war/.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Ex-tourism minister Yoel Razvozov announces he's leaving politics". Times of Israel. 23 January 2023.
- ^ "הקרב על עיריית תל אביב: אורנה ברביבאי התפטרה מהכנסת". Ice (in Hebrew). 30 July 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "אחרי המינוי של דנון: זה חבר הכנסת שחוזר למשכן". Maariv (in Hebrew). 30 June 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "אחרי פרישת שאשא-ביטון: מישל בוסקילה חוזר לכנסת | ישראל היום". www.israelhayom.co.il. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
External links
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Media related to Twenty-fifth Knesset at Wikimedia Commons
- Members of the 25th Knesset, Knesset website