Last Updated on October 8, 2021

Members of Israel’s Knesset elected on 2 March 2020.

The Knesset was elected on 2 March 2020 and sworn in in a historical ceremony at the Knesset in Givat Ram, Jerusalem, during the Coronavirus – Covid 19 pandemic and in accordance to Israel’s Ministry of Health restrictions and directives.

Many of Israel’s small parties joined forces this time; Blue & White for example, under the leadership of Benny Gantz was made up of 4 smaller parties that joined together; Resilience, Yesh Atid, Telem and Independent.  The Joint List, an Arab party was made up of Hadash, Ra’am, Balad and Ta’al.

•      Likud (36)
•      Blue and White (33)
  •      Resilience (14)
  •      Yesh Atid (13)
  •      Telem (5)
  •      Independent (1)
•      Joint List (15)
  •      Hadash (5)
    •      Maki (3)
    •      Independents (2)
  •      Ra’am (4)
  •      Balad (3)
  •      Ta’al (3)
•      Shas (9)
•      United Torah Judaism (7)
  •      Agudat Yisrael (4)
  •      Degel HaTorah (3)
•      Yisrael Beiteinu (7)
•      Labor-Meretz (6)
  •      Labor (3)
  •      Meretz (3)
•      Yamina (6)
  •      New Right (3)
  •      Jewish Home-National Union (3)
    •      National Union (2)
    •      The Jewish Home (1)
•      Gesher (1)

Neither the Likud under the leadership of Binyamin Netanyahu, who won 36 seats/mandates nor the Blue & While party, who won 33 seats/mandates have been able to form a government.  A unity government is still on the table.  The current Speaker of the House is Yuli-Yoel Edelstein.