Knesset (through the Governor of the Bank of Israel)

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The Knesset is Israel’s unicameral national legislature, responsible for enacting laws, overseeing the government, and shaping the country’s public policy and budgetary framework.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliament ⓘ
unicameral national legislature ⓘ
approves state budget of Israel ⓘ
budgetaryOversightIncludes monetary policy framework via laws governing the Bank of Israel ⓘ
canAmend Bank of Israel Law ⓘ
canBeDissolvedBy Prime Minister of Israel under certain conditions ⓘ
vote of the Knesset ⓘ
canSummon Governor of the Bank of Israel to committee hearings ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
elects President of Israel ⓘ
Prime Minister of Israel (in certain constitutional periods) ⓘ
ensuresAccountabilityOf Bank of Israel within the statutory framework ⓘ
establishesLegalFrameworkFor Bank of Israel ⓘ
governsThrough laws affecting the mandate and independence of the Bank of Israel ⓘ
hasCommittee Constitution, Law and Justice Committee ⓘ
Economy Committee ⓘ
Finance Committee ⓘ
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee ⓘ
hasNumberOfChambers 1 ⓘ
hasNumberOfMembers 120 ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
hasOversightFunctionVia Knesset Finance Committee over monetary and banking issues ⓘ
hasPower to amend Basic Laws ⓘ
to approve international treaties ⓘ
to pass votes of no confidence in the government ⓘ
interactsWith Governor of the Bank of Israel on monetary and financial legislation ⓘ
legislativeBodyOf State of Israel ⓘ
linked to: Israel
locatedIn Jerusalem ⓘ
meetsIn Knesset Building ⓘ
membersElectedBy proportional representation ⓘ
membersElectedIn nationwide party-list system ⓘ
monitors implementation of economic policy by the Government of Israel ⓘ
oversees Government of Israel ⓘ
public sector financial management in Israel ⓘ
passes Basic Laws of Israel ⓘ
playsRoleIn formulation of Israel’s fiscal policy ⓘ
regulation of Israel’s financial system through legislation ⓘ
receivesReportsFrom Governor of the Bank of Israel ⓘ
responsibleFor enacting laws in Israel ⓘ
overseeing the Government of Israel ⓘ
shaping Israel’s budgetary framework ⓘ
shaping Israel’s public policy framework ⓘ
supervises Bank of Israel through legislation and oversight ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ

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Monetary Committee → reportsTo → Knesset (through the Governor of the Bank of Israel) ⓘ