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Body that first convened in February 1949
Answer for the clue "Body that first convened in February 1949 ", 7 letters:
knesset
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Word definitions for knesset in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Israeli parliament, 1949, from Mishnaic Hebrew keneseth "gathering, assembly," from stem of Hebrew kanas "he gathered, assembled, collected."
Usage examples of knesset.
Israel that only has, like, five seats in the Knesset, but their five votes are always needed to form a majority government.
It was clear that he wanted to make peace, but when I suggested that he ought to go to Israel, reach out to the Israeli citizens, and make his case in the Knesset as Anwar Sadat had done, I could tell that I was beating a dead horse.
He hadn't signed any provocative petitions or staged sit-ins at the Knesset or sent angry or threatening letters to the prime minister or any of his Cabinet officials.