Knesset Approves Committee To Organize Parliamentary Work After Election, With Support Of Arab Parties
The Israeli Knesset has approved the formation of a 22-member Arrangements Committee to manage parliamentary work following recent elections. The committee, chaired by MK Roy Folkman, will oversee the establishment of standing committees and temporary parliamentary procedures.
Why it matters
This committee is a critical first step in the legislative process, determining the balance of power and committee assignments necessary for the formation of a new government.
The Knesset plenum on Wednesday approved a proposal by MK Roy Folkman of Yashar to establish a 22-member Arrangements Committee, with 63 lawmakers voting in favor and 50 against.
Lawmakers rejected an alternative proposal by Likud MK Ofir Katz for an 18-member committee, with seats allocated among parliamentary factions at a ratio of one representative for every seven lawmakers.
The committee, chaired by Folkman, is scheduled to meet later Wednesday to appoint temporary committees for finance and for foreign affairs and defense, and recommend their chairs.
The Arrangements Committee is responsible for proposing the membership of the Knesset’s standing committees for approval by the plenum. Until those committees are established, it may appoint temporary finance and foreign affairs and defense committees.
It also exercises the House Committee’s authority over parliamentary procedures and deliberations until that committee is formed, and may appoint temporary deputy Knesset speakers.
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