List of members of the twenty-fifth Knesset
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The members of the 25th Knesset were elected on 1 November 2022[1] and sworn in on 15 November.[2]
Composition
[edit]Three Druze lawmakers[failed verification], 29 women, 23 new MKs and three openly gay MKs were elected to the 25th Knesset.[3] The number of Arab MKs from Arab Parties was the lowest in two decades with 10 MKs.[4]
On 30 June 2024, the Israeli Labor Party announced plans to merge with Meretz to become The Democrats,[5] with Labor MKs expected to become MKs for the new party; the merger was approved on 12 July.[6] However, Likud MK and chair of the Knesset House Committee Ofir Katz denied the February 2025 request by Labor chairwoman Efrat Rayten to change the name of the Knesset faction to The Democrats and she withdrew it.[7]
On 11 November 2024 Hadash-Ta'al MK Ofer Cassif was suspended from the Knesset for six months for supporting South Africa's genocide case against Israel.[8]
Faction | Party | Leader In the Knesset |
Members | Status | ||
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Likud | Likud | 32
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Governing coalition
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Yesh Atid | Yesh Atid | 23
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Opposition
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Shas | Shas | 11
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Governing coalition
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Blue and White - National Unity | Blue and White | 8
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Opposition
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Otzma Yehudit | Otzma Yehudit | 7
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Governing coalition
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United Torah Judaism | Degel HaTorah | 7
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Opposition
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Agudat Yisrael | ||||||
Mafdal – Religious Zionism | Mafdal – Religious Zionism | 6
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Governing coalition
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Yisrael Beiteinu | Yisrael Beiteinu | 6
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Opposition
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United Arab List | United Arab List | 5
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Opposition
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Hadash–Ta'al | Hadash | 5
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Opposition
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Ta'al | ||||||
Labor | Labor[a] | 4
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Opposition
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New Hope | New Hope | 4
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Governing coalition
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Noam | Noam | 1
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Unaffiliated
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Independent | Independent | 1
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Opposition
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Members of the Knesset
[edit]Replacements
[edit]Date | Replacement | Party | Replacing | Notes |
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1 January 2023 | Yitzhak Kroizer | Otzma Yehudit | Amihai Eliyahu | Eliyahu resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
3 January 2023 | Yonatan Mishraki | Shas | Yoav Ben-Tzur | Ben-Tzur resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
6 January 2023 | Dan Illouz | Likud | Miki Zohar | Zohar resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
6 January 2023 | Ariel Kallner | Likud | Haim Katz | Katz resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
6 January 2023 | Yitzhak Pindrus | United Torah Judaism | Yitzhak Goldknopf | Goldknopf resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
7 January 2023 | Eti Atiya | Likud | Idit Silman | Silman resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
17 January 2023 | Amit Halevi | Likud | Amichai Chikli | Chikli resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
25 January 2023 | Eliyahu Baruchi | United Torah Judaism | Uri Maklev | Maklev resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
25 January 2023 | Moshe Roth | United Torah Judaism | Meir Porush | Porush resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
1 February 2023 | Shelly Tal Meron | Yesh Atid | Yoel Razvozov | Razvozov resigned from the Knesset and retired from politics[9] |
2 February 2023 | Semion Moshiashvili | Shas | Haim Biton | Biton resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
2 February 2023 | Erez Malul | Shas | Ya'akov Margi | Margi resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
7 February 2023 | Zvi Sukkot | Religious Zionist Party | Bezalel Smotrich | Smotrich resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
9 February 2023 | Tsega Melaku | Likud | Ofir Akunis | Akunis resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
15 February 2023 | Osher Shekalim | Likud | Eli Cohen | Cohen resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
15 February 2023 | Keti Shitrit | Likud | Miri Regev | Regev resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
12 March 2023 | Moshe Passal | Likud | Galit Distel-Atbaryan | Distel-Atbaryan resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
26 March 2023 | Sasson Guetta | Likud | Yoav Kisch | Kisch resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
31 March 2023 | Avihai Boaron | Likud | Dudi Amsalem | Amsalem resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after being appointed to the cabinet |
1 August 2023 | Yaron Levi | Yesh Atid | Orna Barbivai | Barbivai resigned from the Knesset to serve as Yesh Atid's candidate for mayor of Tel Aviv[10] |
14 October 2023 | Galit Distel-Atbaryan | Likud | Avihai Boaron | Distel-Atbaryan resigned from the cabinet and was reappointed to the Knesset under the Norwegian Law |
1 July 2024 | Avihai Boaron | Likud | Danny Danon | Danon resigned to become Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations[11] |
5 July 2024 | Michel Buskila | New Hope | Yifat Shasha-Biton | Biton resigned after announcing her retirement from politics[12] |
5 January 2025 | Afif Abed | Likud | Yoav Gallant | Gallant resigned from the Knesset on 5 January.[13] Abed was sworn in the following day.[14] |
21 January 2025 | Amihai Eliyahu | Otzma Yehudit | Zvi Sukkot | Eliyahu resigned from the cabinet after Otzma Yehudit withdrew from the government and was reappointed to the Knesset under the Norwegian Law.[15] |
6 April 2025 | Zvi Sukkot | Mafdal–Religious Zionism | Almog Cohen | Cohen resigned from the Knesset to accept an appointment as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office.[16][17] |
15 June 2025 | Yitzhak Goldknopf | United Torah Judaism | Eliyahu Baruchi | Goldknopf resigned from the cabinet to protest the failure to pass a draft law and was reappointed to the Knesset under the Norwegian Law.[18] |
23 June 2025 | Samir Bin Said | Hadash–Ta'al | Youssef Atauna | Said replaced Atauna as part of a parliamentary rotation agreement between Hadash and Ta'al.[19] |
2 July 2025 | Eliyahu Baruchi | United Torah Judaism | Ya'akov Tessler | Tessler resigned on 2 July and was replaced by Baruchi.[16] |
4 July 2025 | Eitan Ginzburg | National Unity | Gadi Eisenkot | Eisenkot submitted his Knesset resignation on 2 July[20] and was replaced by Ginzburg.[16] |
8 July 2025 | Yael Ron Ben-Moshe | National Unity | Matan Kahana | Kahana resigned from the Knesset and was replaced by Ron Ben-Moshe.[16] |
10 July 2025 | Akram Hasson | New Hope | Gideon Sa'ar | Sa'ar resigned under the Norwegian Law and was replaced by Akram Hasson.[16] |
16 July 2025 | Uri Maklev | United Torah Judaism | Eliyahu Baruchi | Maklev resigned from the cabinet when UTJ left the government, and was reappointed to the Knesset under the Norwegian Law.[16] |
16 July 2025 | Meir Porush | United Torah Judaism | Moshe Roth | Porush resigned from the cabinet when UTJ left the government, and was reappointed to the Knesset under the Norwegian Law.[16] |
17 July 2025 | Ya'akov Tessler | United Torah Judaism | Yitzhak Pindrus | Tessler resigned from the cabinet when UTJ left the government, and was reappointed to the Knesset under the Norwegian Law.[16] |
20 July 2025 | Ya'akov Margi | Shas | Semion Moshiashvili | Margi resigned from the cabinet when Shas left the government, and was reappointed to the Knesset under the Norwegian Law.[16] |
20 July 2025 | Haim Biton | Shas | Erez Malul | Biton resigned from the cabinet when Shas left the government, and was reappointed to the Knesset under the Norwegian Law.[16] |
20 July 2025 | Erez Malul | Shas | Avraham Betzalel | Betzalel resigned after allegations of misconduct, making Malul an MK again briefly.[21][16] |
20 July 2025 | Yoav Ben-Tzur | Shas | Erez Malul | Ben-Tzur resigned from the cabinet when Shas left the government, and was reappointed to the Knesset under the Norwegian Law.[16] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The Israeli Labor Party was de facto dissolved on 12 July 2024, merging into The Democrats. The Democrats' members still sit in the 25th Knesset as members of the Labor Party.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Keller-Lynn, Carrie. "Knesset disbands, sets elections for November 1; Lapid to become PM at midnight". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Michael Bachner; Staff writer (15 November 2022). "As 25th Knesset sworn in, president urges MKs to end 'addiction' to toxic discourse". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Carrie Keller-Lynn (15 November 2022). "Knesset swearing-in heralds political stability, though discourse unlikely to soften". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ H. Reich, Eleanor (15 November 2022). "Israel swears in new parliament, most right-wing in history". Associated Press. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "העבודה ומרצ הגיעו להסכם על איחוד וייקראו מפלגת "הדמוקרטים"". Haaretz. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Shalev, Tal (12 July 2024). "With an overwhelming majority, Meretz and Labor approve merge, becoming the Democrats". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b Rubin, Bentzi; Breuer, Eliav (25 February 2025). "Coalition denies Labor Party's bid to change name to The Democrats". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ Sokol, Sam (11 November 2024). "Knesset suspends far-left MK Ofer Cassif for six months over comments on Gaza war". The Times of Israel.
- ^ "Ex-tourism minister Yoel Razvozov announces he's leaving politics". The Times of Israel. 23 January 2023.
- ^ "הקרב על עיריית תל אביב: אורנה ברביבאי התפטרה מהכנסת". Ice (in Hebrew). 30 July 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "אחרי המינוי של דנון: זה חבר הכנסת שחוזר למשכן". Maariv (in Hebrew). 30 June 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "אחרי פרישת שאשא-ביטון: מישל בוסקילה חוזר לכנסת | ישראל היום". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "התפטרותו של גלנט נכנסה לתוקף: זה המחליף שלו". Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "אחרי התפטרות גלנט, ח"כ עפיף עבד נשבע אמונים לכנסת - וואלה חדשות". Walla (in Hebrew). 6 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Smotrich to rejoin Knesset as MK, preserving his party's seat total as Otzma Yehudit quits coalition". The Times of Israel. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Personnel changes in the 25th Knesset". Knesset. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Shapira, Yaara (2 April 2025). "בעלות של מיליונים: אלמוג כהן מונה לסגן שר והתפטר מהכנסת - קרויזר חוזר". Kan 11 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "הכותרת הראשית 'המודיע' - התפטרות גולדקנופף". Arutz 7 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "ח"כ חדש הושבע בכנסת במקום ח"כ מחד"ש". Srugim (in Hebrew). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Sokol, Sam (2 July 2025). "National Unity's Eisenkot officially resigns from Knesset". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "After Council of Sages decision: Avraham Bezalel from Shas submits resignation". Ynet. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
External links
[edit] Media related to Twenty-fifth Knesset at Wikimedia Commons
- Members of the 25th Knesset, Knesset website