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
- APRIL 10, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The head of Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group offered...
The head of Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group offered to free a captive Israeli colonel in return for the safety of around 100 Palestinian fighters besieged in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin
- APRIL 7, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to...
A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to death for collaborating with Israel in a secret session held in the pre-dawn hours in Gaza City, Palestinian security officials said
- APRIL 7, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The occupation forces [Israel Defence Forces] executed...
The occupation forces [Israel Defence Forces] executed in cold blood five old people in front of their relatives at dawn in Jenin
- APRIL 3, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand would be prepared to play a peacekeeping...
New Zealand would be prepared to play a peacekeeping role in the Middle East if there was a settlement under the terms proposed by the United Nations, Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff said
- APRIL 2, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israel revoked the credentials of two Abu Dhabi Television...
Israel revoked the credentials of two Abu Dhabi Television journalists Leileh Odeh and Bassam Azawi after Abu Dhabi Television broadcast a story saying that Israeli troops had executed a group of young men in Ramallah
- APRIL 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian Minister for International Co-operation...
Palestinian Minister for International Co-operation Nabil Shaath said the Israelis had executed nine unarmed Palestinians in cold blood in Ramallah
- APRIL 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian head of preventive security in the West...
Palestinian head of preventive security in the West Bank Jibril Rajoub said Israeli forces killed about 30 Palestinian security officers in Ramallah
- APRIL 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian head of preventive security in the West...
Palestinian head of preventive security in the West Bank Jibril Rajoub said Israeli forces killed about 30 Palestinian security officers in Ramallah
- APRIL 1, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
As the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians...
As the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians turns increasingly ugly, Israeli troops face charges that they are carrying out execution-style killings
- MARCH 31, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian minister slammed as barbaric Israel's...
A Palestinian minister slammed as barbaric Israel's occupation of its territories and said the United States was wrong to describe Israel's latest moves as self-defence
- MARCH 31, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian minister slammed as barbaric Israel's...
A Palestinian minister slammed as barbaric Israel's occupation of its territories and said the United States was wrong to describe Israel's latest moves as self-defence
- MARCH 12, 2002IsraelDEATH PENALTY
A top Iranian cleric called for the trial and execution...
A top Iranian cleric called for the trial and execution of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for alleged war crimes against Palestinians