We left the hotel on a busy Sunday morning, Sunday being the first day of the week here in Israel. Through snake-like morning traffic, we arrived at the entrance of the Knesset Building, the seat of Israel’s government. We were not permitted to photograph inside the building, so we have no photos of our own. We were led into the main hall of the Knesset, that is, the chamber where 120 members of Knesset decide policy and direction for the country. We sat in the VIP section, alongside the President’s box, and where many foreign dignitaries have sat. Our Russian-born guide explained about the seating locations of the Prime Minister and his cabinet, the Coalition members and the opposition members. The president, in Israel, is only a figure-head, the Prime Minister being the leader of the country. The PM is not elected directly these days (There were experiments in the past few elections to do this, but they were not successful.) but rather is the leader of the party that gets the highest percentage of votes.
We also saw the Members’ Entrance, beautiful Chagall tapestries, and his mosaics that adorn the floor of a large ceremonial reception hall.
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