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Israel’s Constitution: From 1948 to the Present
Introduction Israel is one of only two democracies in the world (alongside England) that has not enacted a formal constitution, despite a...
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Religious Coercion in Israel?
Translated into: Kfiah Datit. Kfiah: coercion/force Datit: Religious. Israel was founded with the unique challenge of integrating diverse...
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Mapai - Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael
The Workers Party of the Land of Israel Established in 1930, the Mapai party resulted from the union of two parties: Ahdut HaAvoda and...
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The Status Quo Agreement
The Status-Quo Agreement, initially established through a letter on the 19th of June 1947, was an understanding reached with religious...
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Agudat Israel
Agudat Israel is a political party founded in 1912 in Poland. It was intended to be a political tool to preserve the ultra-Orthodox way...
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What is the Knesset?
Name The name "Knesset" comes from the ancient Knesset HaGdola, or "Great Assembly" in Hebrew, which was a group of 120 scribes, sages,...
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How is the Knesset formed?
The Knesset, Israel's parliament, is composed of 120 members. Any Israeli citizen over 21 can be elected to the Knesset, except for...
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The Law of return (Hok Hashvut)
The Law of Return was a law passed by the Knesset (Israel's parliament) on July 5th, 1950 , two years after the State of Israel was...
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Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Yom Hazikaron laShoah velagvura Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed in Israel every year on the 27th of (the Hebrew month of) Nisan. It...
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Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day
Yom Hazikaron leYitshak Rabin Memorial Day for the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is a national day of remembrance...
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Hatikva, the National Anthem
Israel's national anthem, Hatikvah ("The Hope"), expresses the Jewish people's longing to return to Israel, the land of their...
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