Politics - Politics portal Israel This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Israel Politics, sometimes defined as the art and science of government[1], is a process by which collective decisions are made within groups. ... Israeli Coat of Arms Original digital image can be found at the site of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: http://www. ... The State of Israel is a parliamentary democracy whose political system and main principles are set out in 11 Basic Laws. ... Basic Laws Jerusalem Law Law of Return President Moshe Katsav Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Cabinet State Comptroller Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik Members Elections: 2003, 2006 Parties Knesset Elections Law Judicial system Supreme Court Regional council Local council Foreign affairs UN Israeli-Palestinian conflict Arab-Israeli conflict International Law Arab League See also: History of Israel edit The Basic Laws of Israel are a key component of Israels uncodified constitution. The State of Israel has no formal constitution. ... The Jerusalem Law is a common name of Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel passed by the Israeli Knesset on July 30, 1980 (17th Av, 5740). ... The Law of Return (חוק השבות) is Israeli legislation that allows Jews to settle in Israel and gain citizenship. ... President of the State of Israel (Hebrew: נשיא המדינה, Nasi Hamedina) is the head of state of Israel, but has a largely ceremonial, figurehead role with real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister of Israel. ... Moshe Katsav (Courtesy: Israeli Knesset) Moshe Katsav (Hebrew מֹשֶׁה קַצָּב Mōšeh Qaṣṣāḇ), born December 5, 1945) is the current President of Israel (since 2000). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew: אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the twelfth Prime Minister of Israel. ... Israel The power of the Knesset to supervise and review government policies and operations is exercised mainly through the state controller, also known as the ombudsman or ombudswoman (Hebrew: מבקר המדינה Mevaker HaMedina. ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... List of Speakers of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament: Joseph Shprinzak (Mapai) 1949-59 Nahum Nir (Ahdut Haavodah) 1959 Kadish Luz (Mapai, Alignment)1959-69 Reuven Barkat (Alignment) 1969-72 Yisrael Yeshayahu-Sharabi (Alignment) 1972-77 Yitzhak Shamir (Likud) 1977-80 Yitzhak Berman (Likud) 1980-81 Menachem... Dalia Itzik (b. ... 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The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body comprised of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister. Its composition must be approved by a vote in the Knesset. The Prime Minister is able to sack members of the Cabinet, but to satisfy Israeli law he must do this in writing and new appointees must again be approved by the Knesset. Most Ministers are heads of government departments. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ...

Following a general election in March, 2006, the Prime Minister and leader of the Kadima party, Ehud Olmert, formed a coalition government with three other parties: the Labour party, the Sephardic Shas party, and Gil, a pensioner's party. His proposed list of Ministers was put before the Knesset and approved on 4 May 2006. The cabinet had 25 members and the parties were represented as follows: Kadima with 12 Ministers, Labour with 7, Shas with 4 and Gil with 2. The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006, following an agreement between the Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and the new Leader of the Israel Labour Party, Amir Peretz. ... Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, Qādīmāh, forward) is a centrist/centre-right Israeli political party. ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew: אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the twelfth Prime Minister of Israel. ... A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a cabinet in parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. ... Labour or Labor, (Hebrew: העבודה, ha-`Avōdāh) is a political party in Israel. ... Sephardi Jews (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew Səfardi, Tiberian Hebrew ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Sfaradim, Tiberian Hebrew ) are a subgroup of Jews, generally defined in contrast to Ashkenazi Jews. ... Shas logo Shas (Hebrew: שס) is an Israeli political party representing mostly Haredi Sephardi Jews. ... Gil - Gimlaey Yisrael LaKneset (Hebrew: גיל - גימלאי ישראל לכנסת Gil - pensioners of Israel to the Knesset) is an Israeli pensioners party that ran in the 2006 Elections for the 17th Knesset. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cabinet list

As of 4 May 2006, Israel's 31st Cabinet is comprised of the following Ministers: May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew: אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the twelfth Prime Minister of Israel. ... Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, Qādīmāh, forward) is a centrist/centre-right Israeli political party. ... Foreign Affair Ministers of Israel, 1948-present Moshe Sharett 1948-1956 Golda Meir 1956-1966 Abba Eban 1966-1974 Yigal Allon 1974-1977 Moshe Dayan 1977-1979 Menachem Begin 1979-1980 Yitzhak Shamir 1980-1986 Shimon Peres 1986-1988 Moshe Arens 1988-1990 David Levy 1990-1992 Shimon Peres 1992... Tzipi Livni, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipora (Tzipi) Livni (Hebrew: ציפי לבני) (born July 5, 1958) is a senior Israeli politician currently serving as Foreign Affairs Minister and Justice Minister. ... (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס without Niqqud: שמעון פרס) (born Shimon Perske on August 16, 1923 in Poland, and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1934), is an Israeli politician, who was a supporter of the Labor Party until December 2005, but still holding a status of member. ... Defense Ministers of Israel, 1948-present David Ben-Gurion 1948-1954 Pinhas Lavon 1954-1955 David Ben-Gurion 1955-1963 Levi Eshkol 1963-1967 Moshe Dayan 1967-1974 Shimon Peres 1974-1977 Ezer Weizman 1977-1980 Menachem Begin 1980-1981 Ariel Sharon 1981-1983 Moshe Arens 1983-1984 Yitzhak Rabin... Amir Peretz, MK, Chairman of the Israel Labour Party Amir Peretz (Hebrew: עמיר פרץ; Arabic: عمير بيريتس; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and Defense Minister of Israel. ... Labour or Labor, (Hebrew: העבודה, ha-`Avōdāh) is a political party in Israel. ... Eliyahu (Eli) Yishai (in Hebrew אליהו (אלי) ישי) (born December 26, 1962) is the leader of the Haredi Sephardi Shas party in Israel. ... Shas logo Shas (Hebrew: שס) is an Israeli political party representing mostly Haredi Sephardi Jews. ... Shaul Mofaz during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on November 10, 2003. ... Meir Sheetrit (born 1948) is an Israeli politician serving as a member of the Knesset. ... Yuli Tamir (Hebrew: יולי תמיר) (born as Yael Tamir: February 26, 1954) is an Israeli scholar and politician and former Minister of Immigrant Absorption. ... Gideon Ezra (born June 30, 1937) is a member of the Israeli Knesset and is a minister in the government. ... Finance Ministers of Israel, 1948-present Eliezer Kaplan 1948-1952 Levi Eshkol 1952-1963 Pinhas Sapir 1963-1968 Zeev Sharef 1968-1969 Pinhas Sapir 1969-1974 Yehoshua Rabinowitz 1974-1977 Simcha Ehrlich 1977-1979 Yigal Hurwitz 1979-1981 Yoram Aridor 1981-1983 Yigal Cohen-Orgad 1983-1984 Yitzhak Moda... Avraham Hirschson (Hebrew: אברהם הירשזון) (born: February 11, 1941) is an Israeli politician, currently Minister of Finance. ... Yaakov Ben-Yezri (Hebrew:יעקב בן-יזרי) (born: 1928) is an Israeli Knesset member, number two on Gils list. ... Gil - Gimlaey Yisrael LaKneset (Hebrew: גיל - גימלאי ישראל לכנסת Gil - pensioners of Israel to the Knesset) is an Israeli pensioners party that ran in the 2006 Elections for the 17th Knesset. ... Internal Affairs of Israel, 1948-present Yitzhak Gruenbaum 1948-1949 Moshe Shapira 1949-1952 Israel Rokach 1952-1955 Moshe Shapira 1955 Israel Bar-Yehuda 1955-1959 Moshe Shapira 1959-1970 Josef Burg 1970-1974 Shlomo Hillel 1974-1977 Josef Burg 1977-1984 Shimon Peres 1984 Yitzhak Peretz 1984-1987 Yitzhak... Ronni Bar-On (Hebrew:רוני בר-און) (born: June 2, 1948) is an Israeli politician and lawyer, currently Minister of National Infrastructure and Minister of Science and Technology. ... Haim Ramon (born 10 April 1950) is an Israeli Labour politician. ... Brigadier-General (Res. ... Avi Dichter (Hebrew: אבי דיכטר) (born: December 4, 1952) is an Israeli politician, former head of the Shabak, and member of the Knesset. ... Ophir Pines-Paz Ophir Pines-Paz (in Hebrew אופיר פינס - פז) (born July 11, 1961) is the Israeli Interior Minister and a Knesset member. ... Yitzhak Herzog (Hebrew: יצחק הרצוג) (born: September 22, 1960) is an Israeli politician and lawyer, and former Minister of Housing and Building. ... A Minister without Portfolio is a government minister with no specific responsibilities. ... For the former Israeli Defense Forces Chief of Staff and former Israeli Minister of Agriculture, see Rafael Eitan Rafael (Rafi) Eitan Rafael (Rafi) Eitan (Hebrew: רפי איתן) (born November 23, 1926) is the leader of Gil - Gimlaey Yisrael LaKneset (pensioners of Israel to the Knesset) party which has won an unexpected... Israel Broadcasting Authority (often referred to as the IBA) (Hebrew: רשות השידור, Reshut haShidur) is Israels state broadcasting network. ... Eitan Kabel (born 1959) is the current General Secretary of the Israel Labour Party, a Member of Knesset for Labour-Meimad and an Israeli Minister without Portfolio in charge of the Israel Broadcasting Authority. ... Yitzhak Cohen (Hebrew: יצחק כהן) (born: December 2, 1951) is an Israeli politician and member of the 14-16th Knessets, former National Authority of Religious Services Minister, and former Deputy Minister of Finance. ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... Yaakov Edri (Hebrew:יעקב אדרי) (born: November 25, 1950) is an Israeli politician and currently the Minister of Health and the Minister for the Development of the Negev and the Galil. ...

External links

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