Knesset Guard

The Knesset Guard (Hebrew: Mishmar HaKnesset) is an organization responsible for the security of the Knesset

Knesset

The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Operation of the Knesset:...

 building and the protection of Knesset members (MKs). The Knesset Guard is not a military unit. Guards are stationed outside the building, and ushers are on duty inside. The commander of the force is called the Sergeant-at-Arms (K'tzin HaKnesset, literally, "officer of the Knesset").

In addition to its everyday duties, the Knesset Guard plays a ceremonial role, greeting dignitaries and taking part in the annual ceremony on Mount Herzl

Mount Herzl

Mount Herzl, , is a hilltop and national cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel named for Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism. Herzl's tomb lies at the top of the hill. Yad Vashem, which commemorates the Holocaust, lies to the west of Mt...

 on the eve of Israeli Independence Day.