A01=Giora Goldberg
Achdut Haavoda
Author_Giora Goldberg
Ben Gurion's Demand
Ben Gurion's Influence
Ben Gurion's Position
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Coalition Discipline
coalition government dynamics
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executive-legislative power struggle Israel
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Festive Session
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General Security Services
General Zionists
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HaPoel HaMizrachi
Herut Members
Immunity Law
Israeli parliamentary politics
Knesset Committees
Knesset Plenum
Knesset Speaker
Lavon Affair
legislative oversight mechanisms
legislative-executive relations
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Mapai Central Committee
Mapai Faction
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Nominations Committee
Parliamentary Investigation Committee
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Prime Minister's Style
Provisional State Council
West Germany
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Product details
- ISBN 9780714655567
- Weight: 684g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 19 Feb 2004
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The power struggle between Ben-Gurion and the Knesset was not primarily concerned with who should hold the reins of power, but with the ideals that should lie behind government. Ben-Gurion did not think that the Knesset had the moral backbone required at a historic turning-point in Israeli history, when the character of the nation was being developed; although he conceded that it was capable of dealing with the more mundane administrative tasks. He therefore denied the Knesset the right to take part in the policy-making process, caused a decline in the support of the elite and the general public, encouraged partisanship, and endeavored to reduce competitiveness. Ben-Gurion was so dismissive of the Knesset and its members, that he would not even attend parties at which Knesset members were being given awards.
Giora Goldberg, Bar-Ilan University.
