Government System of Israel

April 04,2017
Background History of Israel
Palestine, considered a holy land by Jews, Muslims, and
Christians, and homeland of the modern state of Israel, was
known as Canaan to the ancient Hebrews. Palestine's name
derives from the Philistines, a people who occupied the
southern coastal part of the country in the 12th century B.C. A
Hebrew kingdom established in 1000 B.C. was later split into
the kingdoms of Judah and Israel; they were subsequently
invaded by Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Persians,
Romans, and Alexander the Great of Macedonia. By A.D. 135,
few Jews were left in Palestine; most lived in the scattered and
tenacious communities of the Diaspora, communities formed
outside Palestine after the Babylonian exile. Palestine became
a center of Christian pilgrimage after the emperor
Constantine converted to that faith. The Arabs took Palestine
from the Byzantine empire in 634640. Interrupted only by
Christian Crusaders, Muslims ruled Palestine until the 20th
century. During World War I, British forces defeated the Turks in
Palestine and governed the area under a League of Nations Reuven Rivlin
mandate from 1923.
President of the state of Israel
Parliament Democracy Took office July 24, 2014.
Israel is a parliamentary democracy consisting of legislative, The president is elected by an
executive, and judicial branches. Its institutions are absolute majority in the Knesset.
the presidency, the Knesset (parliament), the government When electing the president,
(cabinet of ministers) and the judiciary. The system is based on
Knesset members vote by secret
the principle of separation of powers, in which the executive
ballot. The president is elected to
branch (the government) is subject to the confidence of the
legislative branch (the Knesset) and the independence of the a term of seven years, and cannot
judiciary is guaranteed by law. be re-elected. Any Israeli citizen
who is a resident of the State is
eligible to run for president.

The Prime Minister of Israel is the

head of the Israeli government
and the most powerful figure in
Israeli politics. Although
the President of Israel is the
country's head of state, his powers
are largely ceremonial; the prime
minister holds most of the real
power.

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https://www.infoplease.com/country/israel