Israel
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- there is no written constitution, but a set of laws approved by Parliament regulates constitutional rights and institutional activities. Since May 2003, the Constitutional Committee has been working on drafting a proper constitutional text
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on common law and, for individual rights, on Jewish, Christian, and Muslim codes
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Parliament (Knesset)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (judges appointed by the Judicial Selection Committee. Mandatory retirement at 70 years)
RELIGIONS
76% Jews, 16% Muslims, Christians
From the country
- DECEMBER 22, 2005IsraelDEATH PENALTY
ISRAEL. 3 PALESTINIANS EXTRA-JUDICIALLY EXECUTED BY IOF IN NABLUS
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) extra-judicially executed 3 Palestinians in Nablus.
- MAY 8, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. COURT SENTENCES FUGITIVE ISRAELIS IN MURDER CASE
the Jordanian Supreme Criminal Court handed down sentences in absentia against three Israeli defendants after convicting them of premeditated murder, being an accessory to murder and inciting premeditated murder.
- APRIL 20, 2005IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israel was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Israel was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- JANUARY 1, 2005IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1954.
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1954.
- APRIL 21, 2004IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israel was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Israel was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 12, 2004IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1954.
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1954.
- JULY 29, 2003IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Minister Yisrael Katz proposed to legislate a law that...
Minister Yisrael Katz proposed to legislate a law that would impose the death sentence on any Israeli citizen assisting in the murder of other Israelis as part of his support for an enemy country or a terrorist organization
- APRIL 15, 2003IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission condemned Israel for...
The UN Human Rights Commission condemned Israel for "acts of mass killing" and "'liquidation' or 'extrajudicial executions'" against Palestinians
- APRIL 15, 2003IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission condemned Israel for...
The UN Human Rights Commission condemned Israel for "acts of mass killing" and "'liquidation' or 'extrajudicial executions'" against Palestinians
- APRIL 3, 2003IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Radio Voice of Palestine reported that in Nablus, West...
Radio Voice of Palestine reported that in Nablus, West Bank, the "Occupation forces executed Khalid Ali Rayyan, 33, after storming a residential building in Asirah street at dawn? Our correspondent said that occupation forces shot Rayyan dead after arrest
- MARCH 5, 2003IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh blasted the Israeli...
Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh blasted the Israeli army's "extrajudiciary executions" of Palestinians, saying Israel's method of fighting terrorism was "entirely reprehensible"
- JANUARY 1, 2003IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes...
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1954