After the 21st, 22nd and 23rd incomes have held together for less than two years, the 24th Knesset kicks off • Today the 120 MKs, some of them new and excited, will declare "I pledge"
The opening session of the 22nd Knesset
Photo:
Yitzhak Harari
The opening ceremony of the 24th Knesset will take place today (Tuesday) when the question will be raised in the air how long it will last in light of the fact that the previous three Knessets (21, 22 and 23) have survived together for less than two years.
120 Knesset members, including 17 new and excited, will arrive at the Mishkan to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
At exactly 16:00 in the afternoon, Knesset Secretary Yardena Meller-Horowitz will announce: "Honorable President."
The invited crowd will rise to their feet, and three trumpet cheers will be heard.
President Reuven Rivlin will open the yeshiva, invite Knesset Speaker Levin to declare allegiance and hand over the management of the yeshiva to him.
At the end of the round of consultations at the President's House: 52 recommendations for Netanyahu // Photo: GPO
Levin will read to the Knesset members the wording of the declaration of allegiance, and they will stand up one after the other in turn in alphabetical order and say: "I pledge." "Always. This is the holy of holies of Israeli democracy, and the climax of the members of parliament. I wish all MKs great success and hope for a fruitful and long tenure."
For the first time since the outbreak of the corona virus, the Knesset will be opened to guests.
Each of the MKs was allowed to invite a guest to the ceremony. As part of the corona restrictions, all guests will be required to present a "green card", a vaccinator's certificate or a recovery certificate as a condition for entering the Mishkan.
At the time of the swearing-in of the MKs, most of the excited guests will sit in the public podium, which will open for the first time since the outbreak of the corona (some of the MKs have been sitting there for the past year).
Due to the instructions the guests will sit in a space of one chair between each of them.
Also, in light of the strict green light guidelines and the need for social distance, some of the guests will be directed to the plenary stand, near the permanent seat of the President of the State.
The Knesset plenum will also act in accordance with the rules of the green mark, and will also ensure a distance of one seat between the elected members of the public.
As a result, some Knesset members will also be in the special stand - both in the wig in front of the guests' seat and next to it.
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin / Photo: Knesset Spokeswoman Adina Wallman
On the presidential podium in the Knesset plenum, the President, the Speaker of the Knesset and the Knesset Secretary will sit at larger intervals than before, and the rostrum will also be moved slightly to ensure a reasonable distance between the speaker and those sitting at the presidency table. Knesset.
At the entrance, a festive flower will be attached to the lapel of each Knesset member and they will be photographed instead for a souvenir photo with their spouse.
From there, they will be directed to a pre-prepared studio stand, where their official photo will be taken, which will accompany them throughout their tenure in official publications on behalf of the Knesset and on the attendance tables in the Mishkan.
Light refreshments will then be served on the balconies of the Chagall Lounge.
Proper ceremony
At 15:00, the reception ceremony of the President of the State will begin in the Knesset plaza, in the presence of the MKs and their guests.
Arriving at the plaza, the president will be accompanied by a convoy of motorcycles and cavalry.
The Speaker of the Knesset, the Speaker of the Knesset, the Secretary of the Knesset, the Knesset Officer and the Head of the Knesset's Ceremonies and Events Division will greet the President, in the background the IDF Orchestra will sound trumpets and play the national anthem. The Guard of Honor.
At the end of the review, the president will place a wreath at the feet of Gilad for the victims of the Israeli military.
Later, the President and his hosts will address the lobby of the Knesset Speaker's Office, to sign the Presidents' Book, which is a special book involving elegance, in which Israeli presidents congratulate the MKs in honor of their inauguration.
From there, the president and his hosts will make their way to the Knesset plenum.
In the stands, they will be followed by their families and distinguished guests and in the hall of all the ministers and MKs ahead of the declaration of allegiance.
At the end of the ceremony, the traditional photography of the elected lists will take place on stage in the Chagall Lounge - President, Prime Minister, Knesset Speaker and Court President The top.