Editing Knesset (section)

==Government duties==
As the [[legislative branch]] of the [[Israeli system of government|Israeli government]], the Knesset passes all [[law]]s, elects the [[President of Israel|president]], approves the [[Cabinet of Israel|cabinet]], and supervises the work of the government through its committees. It also has the power to waive the immunity of its members, remove the president and the [[Comptroller of Israel|State Comptroller]] from office, and to dissolve itself and call new elections.

The Knesset has ''[[de jure]]'' [[parliamentary supremacy]], and can pass any law by a simple majority, even one that might arguably conflict with the [[Basic Laws of Israel]], unless the basic law includes specific conditions for its modification; in accordance with a plan adopted in 1950, the Basic Laws can be adopted and amended by the Knesset, acting in its capacity as a [[Constituent Assembly]].<ref name=basiclaw /> The Knesset itself is regulated by a Basic Law called "Basic Law: the Knesset".

In addition to the absence of a formal [[constitution]], and with no Basic Law thus far being adopted which formally grants a power of [[judicial review]] to the [[judiciary]], the [[Supreme Court of Israel]] has since the early 1990s asserted its authority, when sitting as the High Court of Justice, to invalidate provisions of Knesset laws it has found to be inconsistent with Basic Law.<ref name=basiclaw>{{cite web |url=https://www.knesset.gov.il/description/eng/eng_mimshal_yesod.htm |title=Basic Laws – Introduction |publisher=Knesset |access-date=5 March 2010}}</ref> The Knesset is presided over by a [[List of Knesset speakers|Speaker]] and Deputy Speakers, called the Knesset Presidium, which currently consists of:<ref>{{Cite web |title=יושב-ראש הכנסת |url=https://main.knesset.gov.il/mk/pages/speaker/speakermain.aspx |access-date=24 January 2025 |website=Knesset |language=he}}</ref>

{|class=wikitable
!Position
!Name
!Faction
!Party
|-
|Speaker
|[[Amir Ohana]]
|[[Likud]]
|[[Likud]]
|-
|Deputy
|[[Nissim Vaturi]]
|[[Likud]]
|[[Likud]]
|-
|Deputy
|[[Meir Cohen (politician)|Meir Cohen]]
|[[Yesh Atid]]
|[[Yesh Atid]]
|-
|Deputy
|[[Hanoch Milwidsky]]
|[[Likud]]
|[[Likud]]
|-
|Deputy
|[[Erez Malul]]
|[[Shas]]
|[[Shas]]
|-
|Deputy
|[[Evgeny Sova]]
|[[Yisrael Beiteinu]]
|[[Yisrael Beiteinu]]
|-
|Deputy
|[[Moshe Solomon]]
|[[National Religious Party–Religious Zionism|Religious Zionist Party]]
|[[National Religious Party–Religious Zionism|Religious Zionist Party]]
|-
|Deputy
|[[Orit Farkash-Hacohen]]
|[[National Unity (Israel)|National Unity Party]]
|[[National Unity (Israel)|National Unity Party]]
|-
|Deputy
|[[Moshe Roth]]
|[[United Torah Judaism]]
|[[Agudat Yisrael]]
|}