Before the Knesset starts working, the rules of the game are set by one body

The article explains what the Arrangements Committee is, a temporary committee established at the beginning of the Knesset's term, which determines the composition of the permanent committees and regulates the work of the Knesset. The current context is the expected swearing-in of the 26th Knesset this week. The article details how the committee's composition is determined: it is headed by a Knesset member from the party tasked by the president with forming the government, and representation is proportional to the size of the factions, with each faction of at least four members receiving a representative. The committee's powers include submitting a proposal for the composition of the permanent committees, establishing temporary committees (Finance, Foreign Affairs and Security) and special committees, and procedural powers such as recommending deputies to the Speaker of the Knesset. The article brings examples from the 23rd Knesset (2020) and the 25th Knesset (2022) of establishing such special committees.