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 25, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Radio Voice of Palestine reported that Israeli occupation...
Radio Voice of Palestine reported that Israeli occupation forces executed 32-year-old Ibrahim Talib Abu-Hawwash by opening fire on him after storming a building in Nablus
- DECEMBER 23, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Radio Voice of Palestine reported that special Israeli...
Radio Voice of Palestine reported that special Israeli army units executed Shaman Hasan Subuh, 28, and Mustafa Jalal Qash, 28, from Burqin village in Jenin Governorate
- DECEMBER 9, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The Israeli Shin Bet Security Service arrested a man...
The Israeli Shin Bet Security Service arrested a man it says was the sniper who shot 10-month-old Shalhevet Pass, and Jewish settler leaders called for the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian security sources revealed that Israeli...
Palestinian security sources revealed that Israeli occupation forces randomly opened fire at a group of residents in the occupied city of Jenin, killing 16-year old Abd-al-Karim al-Sa'di
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Four Palestinian quarry workers were killed by Israeli...
Four Palestinian quarry workers were killed by Israeli occupation soldiers near the southern West Bank village of Bani Na'im
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Four Palestinian quarry workers were killed by Israeli...
Four Palestinian quarry workers were killed by Israeli occupation soldiers near the southern West Bank village of Bani Na'im
- AUGUST 31, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israeli helicopter gunships attacked a car and a house...
Israeli helicopter gunships attacked a car and a house at a village near Jenin in the West Bank, killing five Palestinians, two of them children
- AUGUST 12, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The Palestinian radio Voice of Palestine said Israeli...
The Palestinian radio Voice of Palestine said Israeli occupation forces executed Ghazal Fyrayhat in Al-Yamun village, west of Jenin, this morning
- JULY 19, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
A prominent West Bank rabbi is facing police investigation...
A prominent West Bank rabbi is facing police investigation for suggesting that Israeli soldiers who refuse to serve in the occupied territories might be liable for execution under Jewish religious law
- JULY 12, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Knesset Member [Herut party Chairman] Mikhael Kleiner...
Knesset Member [Herut party Chairman] Mikhael Kleiner says that if [the leader of Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction in the West Bank] Marwan al-Barghuthi is indeed convicted of what he is charged with; namely, the cold-blooded and premeditated murder of many
- APRIL 20, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Evidence of freshly-dug graves with the bodies of up...
Evidence of freshly-dug graves with the bodies of up to 200 Palestinians in the West Bank city of Jenin was seen by the Sunday Express
- APRIL 10, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat accused Israel...
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat accused Israel of having killed some 500 Palestinians in its West Bank offensive, saying Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had gone "crazy