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Governing authority of the State of Israel "Government of Israel" redirects here. The Cabinet of Israel ( Hebrew : ממשלת ישראל , romanized : Memshelet Yisra'el ; Arabic : مجلس وزراء إسرائيل , romanized : Majlis Wuzaraʾ Israʾil ) is the cabinet which exercises executive authority in the State of Israel . It consists of ministers who are chosen and led by the prime minister . The composition of the government must be approved by a vote of confidence in the Knesset (the Israeli parliament). Under Israeli law, the prime minister may dismiss members of the government but must do so in writing, and new appointees must be approved by the Knesset. Most ministers lead ministries , though some are ministers without portfolio . Most ministers are members of the Knesset, though only the Prime Minister and the " designated acting prime minister " are required to be Knesset members. Some ministers are also called deputy and vice-prime ministers. Unlike the designated acting prime minister, these roles have no statutory meanings. The government operates in accordance with the Basic Law . It meets on Sundays weekly in Jerusalem . There may be additional meetings if circumstances require it. The current head of government, the prime minister, is Benjamin Netanyahu . Unlike most cabinets in parliamentary regimes, the Israeli cabinet–officially described in the Basic Laws as the "Government"–is both the de jure and de facto executive authority in Israel. In most parliamentary regimes, the head of state is nominal chief executive, while bound by convention to act on the advice of the cabinet. In Israel, the Basic Laws explicitly vest executive power in the cabinet/Government, not the President .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Cabinet of Israel (officially: Memshelet Yisrael , ) is a formal body composed of government officials, ministers, chosen and led by a Prime Minister . Its composition must be approved by a vote in the Knesset . Under Israeli law, the Prime Minister may remove members of the Cabinet, but must do so in writing, and new appointees must again be approved by the Knesset. Most ministers are heads of government departments, though some are Ministers without portfolio . Also most ministers are members of the Knesset, though only the Prime Minister and the Designated Acting Prime Minister are actually required to be Knesset members. Some ministers are called also Deputy and Vice Prime Ministers. Unlike the Designated Acting Prime Minister, these roles have no statutory meanings. The cabinet operates according to the Basic Law: The Government . The cabinet meets weekly on Sundays in Jerusalem . There may be additional meetings if circumstances require it. The prime minister chairs the meetings.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Cabinet of Israel (officially: Memshelet Yisrael , ) is a formal body composed of government officials called ministers , chosen and led by the Prime Minister .The Prime Minister must appoint members based on the distribution of votes to political parties during legislative elections, and its composition must be approved by a vote in the Knesset .Under Israeli law, the Prime Minister may dismiss members of the Cabinet, but must do so in writing, and new appointees must be approved by the Knesset. Most ministers are heads of government departments, though some are Ministers without Portfolio . Most ministers are members of the Knesset, though only the Prime Minister and the Designated Acting Prime Minister are actually required to be Knesset members. Some ministers are called also Deputy and Vice Prime Ministers. Unlike the Designated Acting Prime Minister, these roles have no statutory meanings. The cabinet operates according to the Basic Law: The Government . The cabinet meets weekly on Sundays in Jerusalem . There may be additional meetings if circumstances require it. The prime minister chairs the meetings.
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The Government of Israel (officially: Memshelet Yisrael ) exercises executive authority in the State of Israel .It consists of ministers who are chosen and led by the prime minister .The composition of the government must be approved by a vote of confidence in the Knesset (the Israeli parliament). Under Israeli law, the prime minister may dismiss members of the government, but must do so in writing, and new appointees must be approved by the Knesset. Most ministers lead ministries , though some are ministers without portfolio . Most ministers are members of the Knesset, though only the Prime Minister and the " designated acting prime minister " are required to be Knesset members. Some ministers are also called deputy and vice prime ministers. Unlike the designated acting prime minister, these roles have no statutory meanings. The government operates in accordance with the Basic Law .It meets on Sundays weekly in Jerusalem . There may be additional meetings if circumstances require it. The prime minister convenes these meetings.On 30 May 2019, a vote was passed to temporarily dissolve the Knesset until the September election .
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Governing authority of the State of Israel "Government of Israel" redirects here. The Cabinet of Israel (officially: Memshelet Yisrael ) exercises executive authority in the State of Israel . It consists of ministers who are chosen and led by the prime minister . The composition of the government must be approved by a vote of confidence in the Knesset (the Israeli parliament). Under Israeli law, the prime minister may dismiss members of the government, but must do so in writing, and new appointees must be approved by the Knesset. Most ministers lead ministries , though some are ministers without portfolio . Most ministers are members of the Knesset, though only the Prime Minister and the " designated acting prime minister " are required to be Knesset members. Some ministers are also called deputy and vice prime ministers. Unlike the designated acting prime minister, these roles have no statutory meanings. The government operates in accordance with the Basic Law . It meets on Sundays weekly in Jerusalem . There may be additional meetings if circumstances require it.
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formal body composed of government officials
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cabinet which exercises executive authority in the state of israel
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