HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Islamic
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Social
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Parliamentary
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Detailed explanation-1: -Israel is a parliamentary democracy, consisting of legislative, executive and judicial branches. Its institutions are the Presidency, the Knesset (parliament), the Government (cabinet), the Judiciary and the State Comptroller.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Knesset is Israel’s unicameral legislature and is seated in Jerusalem. Its 120 members are elected to 4-year terms through party-list proportional representation (see electoral system, below), as mandated by the 1958 Basic Law: The Knesset.
Detailed explanation-3: -The “Jewish” nature was first defined within the Israeli Declaration of Independence in May 1948 (see Jewish state and Jewish homeland). The “democratic” character was first officially added in the amendment to Israel’s Basic Law: The Knesset, which was passed in 1985 (amendment 9, clause 7A).
Detailed explanation-4: -Israel is a parliamentary democracy with legislative, executive and judicial branches. The head of the state is the president, whose duties are mostly ceremonial and formal; the office symbolizes the unity and sovereignty of the state.