Israel

Parliament

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Openness and transparency

Information about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.

Parliamentary documents

The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance: All
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance: All
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site: All
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website: All
Citizens can submit comments on draft legislation on the parliamentary web site: No

Annual reporting by parliament

Parliament publishes an annual report on its activities: No
The annual report is available on the parliamentary web site: No information available
Parliament publishes the parliamentary budget: Yes
Level of detail of the parliamentary budget made available to the public: The complete budget
The parliamentary budget is available on the parliamentary web site: Yes
Link to the parliamentary budget: https://main.knesset.gov.il/Activity/Info/Documents/report_2020.pdf

Access to parliament

Plenary meetings are open to the public: Yes

Notes: The public can attend plenary meetings in the public gallery but cannot participate actively. In order to access the Knesset building a person must show an ID and go through security.
Committee meetings are open to the public: Yes

Notes: Not all committee meetings are open to the public. For example, some of the meetings of the Foreign Affairs and Security committee are closed to the public. Specific meetings of other committees may be closed to the public for reasons related to security or vital interests of the State, foreign relations, or public security.
There is a dedicated channel for broadcasting parliamentary meetings: Yes
Media used for the dedicated channel: TV

Webcast
Meetings broadcast on the dedicated channel: Plenary sittings

Committee meetings

Freedom of information

There is a freedom of information law in the country: Yes
Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law: Yes
Parliament has an office/division dedicated to FOI requests: Yes
Categories of Information that are exempt from disclosure: The Freedom of Information Law, 5758 - 1998, Articles 8-9.

https://www.nevo.co.il/law_html/law01/144M1_001.htm

Lobbying

There are rules about the activities of lobbyists in parliament: Yes

Sources: The Knesset Law, 1994
There is a register of accredited lobbyists: Yes
The register of accredited lobbyists is available on the parliamentary web site: Yes

Israel

Parliament

Openness and transparency

Parliamentary documents

Annual reporting by parliament

Access to parliament

Freedom of information

Lobbying

Historical data for IPU membership