Ben-Gurion Against the Knesset / Edition 1

by Giora Goldberg

Overview

Professor Goldberg examines the power struggle between Ben-Gurion and the Knesset. This struggle was not primarily concerned with who should hold the reigns of power, but with the ideals that should lie behind the government.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714655567
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/19/2004
Series:	Cass Series--Israeli History, Politics, and Society
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Giora Goldberg, Bar-Ilan University.

Table of Contents

Foreword: The Theory of the Status of Legislatures Part One The Establishment of Parliamentary Institutions 1. From the People’s Council to the First Knesset 2. Parliamentary Committees Part Two The Struggle Against the Knesset’s Institutional Power 3. Dissolving the Knesset 4. Investigation of the Government by the Knesset 5. Symbolic Competition Part Three The Struggle Against the Knesset Members 6. The Immunity of Knesset Members 7. Collective Responsibility and Coalition Discipline 8. Intra-Party Politics and Nominations Part Four Parliamentary Style and Conflicts with Political Rivals 9. Attacks on the Knesset and Knesset Members 10. Attacks on the Political Opposition and the Parties