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The opening as it read in 2025
Basic Law: The Government ( Hebrew : חוֹק יְסוֹד: הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה ) is a Basic Law of Israel , first legislated in the Sixth Knesset , on 13 August 1968 ( י״ט באב התשכ״ח , Hebrew calendar ). It was substituted by an additional Basic Law: The Government of 1992, in the Twelfth Knesset on 18 March 1992 ( י״ג באדר ב׳ התשנ״ב ), in order to change the electoral system, with the purpose of creating a direct prime ministerial elections system. After concluding the old parliamentary system of government was the best option for the complex composition of the Israeli society, it was once again substituted by an additional Basic Law: The Government of 2001, in the Fifteenth Knesset , on 7 March 2001 ( י״ב באדר התשס״א ), in order to cancel the previous additional law of 1992 that had replaced the original law of 1968, and with the purpose of restoring the old parliamentary system. The basic law determines the composition of the Government, its roles and authorities.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Basic Law: The Government ( Hebrew חוק יסוד: הממשלה ) is a Basic Law, first legislated in the Sixth Knesset , on 13 August 1968 (י"ט באב התשכ"ח, Hebrew calendar ). It was substituted by an additional Basic Law:The Government of 1992, in the Twelfth Knesset on 18 March 1992 (י"ג באדר ב' התשנ"ב), in order to change the electoral system, with the purpose of creating a Direct prime ministerial elections system. After concluding the old parliamentary system of government was the least bad option for the complex composition of the Israeli society, it was once again substituted by an additional Basic Law:The Government of 2001, in the Fifteenth Knesset , on 7 March 2001 (י"ב באדר התשס"א), in order to cancel the previous additional law of 1992 that had replaced the original law of 1968, and with the purpose of restoring the old parliamentary system. The basic law determines the composition of the Government, its roles and authorities.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Basic Law: The Government ( ) is a Basic Law, first legislated in the Sixth Knesset , on 13 August 1968 ( י״ט באב התשכ״ח , Hebrew calendar ). It was substituted by an additional Basic Law: The Government of 1992, in the Twelfth Knesset on 18 March 1992 ( י״ג באדר ב׳ התשנ״ב ), in order to change the electoral system, with the purpose of creating a direct prime ministerial elections system. After concluding the old parliamentary system of government was the best option for the complex composition of the Israeli society, it was once again substituted by an additional Basic Law: The Government of 2001, in the Fifteenth Knesset , on 7 March 2001 ( י״ב באדר התשס״א ), in order to cancel the previous additional law of 1992 that had replaced the original law of 1968, and with the purpose of restoring the old parliamentary system. The basic law determines the composition of the Government, its roles and authorities.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
De facto constitutional law of Israel Basic Law: The Government ( ) is a Basic Law of Israel , first legislated in the Sixth Knesset , on 13 August 1968 ( י״ט באב התשכ״ח , Hebrew calendar ). It was substituted by an additional Basic Law: The Government of 1992, in the Twelfth Knesset on 18 March 1992 ( י״ג באדר ב׳ התשנ״ב ), in order to change the electoral system, with the purpose of creating a direct prime ministerial elections system. After concluding the old parliamentary system of government was the best option for the complex composition of the Israeli society, it was once again substituted by an additional Basic Law: The Government of 2001, in the Fifteenth Knesset , on 7 March 2001 ( י״ב באדר התשס״א ), in order to cancel the previous additional law of 1992 that had replaced the original law of 1968, and with the purpose of restoring the old parliamentary system. The basic law determines the composition of the Government, its roles and authorities.
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basic law
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basic law of israel
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