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Official blog from the Law Library of Congress
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Constitution
- Basic Laws (external link) (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- International Constitutional Law: Israel (external link) (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) offers English translation of the basic laws which form the constitutional background; and Background Note
Executive
- President (external link)
- Prime Minister (external link)
- Government Gate (external link)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (external link) central English-language access point for governmental information about Israel; includes links to other government sites.
Judicial
- Judicial Authority (external link) - in Hebrew; also available in English (external link) and Arabic (external link); the Supreme Court web site contains judgments (external link) section which links to judgments in Hebrew and a few abstracts translations of cases in the news
- Israeli Constitutional Court Cases in English (Law Library of Congress)
Legislative
- PARLIAMENT: Haknesset [Knesset] (external link) in Hebrew; see also English version (external link); includes Proclamation of Independence (external link), the Basic Laws (external link), and Other Documents of Interest (external link)
- Encryption Controls in Israel (external link) (Ministry of Defense)
- Selected Laws and Legal Issues (external link) (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- FAOLEX: Israel (external link) (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) database of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources
- NATLEX: Israel (external link) (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights
- RefWorld Legal Information: Israel (external link) (UNHCR)
- WIPO Lex: Israel (external link) (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Legal Guides
- Global Legal Information Catalog: Israel (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
- Global Legal Monitor: Israel (Law Library of Congress)
- In Custodia Legis: Israel (Library of Congress)
- FALQs: Israel’s Upcoming 2015 General Election from our Frequently Asked Legal Questions In Custodia Legis series
- Israeli Law – Global Legal Collection Highlights
- Mazel Tov! I Now Pronounce You Husband and Wife (Under Israeli Law)
- Releasing Israeli Agunot from the Chains of Marriage
- Law Library of Congress Legal Reports: Israel (Library of Congress)
- Constitutional Right to an Education: Israel
- Family and Medical Leave Benefits Provided by the Military: Israel
- Israel: Law for the Regulation of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017
- Israel: Legal Aspects of Prisoner Exchanges
- Israel: Spousal Agreements for Couples Not Belonging to Any Religion—A Civil Marriage Option?
- Legal Research Guide: Israel
- Refugee Law and Policy: Israel
- Regulation of Campaign Finance and Free Advertising: Israel
- Regulation of Drones: Israel
- Law Library of Congress Search: Israel (Library of Congress)
- Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
- B'Tselem: Israeli Information Center for Human Rights (external link)
- Foreign Law by Jurisdiction: Israel (external link) (New York University Law Library)
- Foreign Official Gazette Database: Israel (external link) (Center for Research Libraries)
- ForIntLaw: Israel (external link) (Washburn University Law Library)
- Haim Ravia, Law Offices: Legal Links (external link) (Haim Ravia, Law Offices) searchable in Hebrew and English
- International Judicial Assistance: Israel (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Israeli Bar Association (external link) - includes an English (external link) section
- Israeli Law Guide (external link) (Ruth Levush via LLRX)
- Jewish Law (external link) (Center for Halacha and American Law of the Aleph Institute)
- RefWorld Legal Information: Israel (external link) (UNHCR)
- Update: A Guide to Legal Research in Israel (external link) (Michal Tamir)
- World Legal Information Institute: Israel (external link) (WorldLII)
- World Legal Materials from Middle East: Israel (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
General Sources
- Country Study: Israel (Library of Congress) December 1988
- Maps: Israel (Library of Congress)
- World Digital Library: Israel (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
- BBC News: Israel Country Profile (external link)
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Israel (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- Consular Information Sheet: Israel, the West Bank and Gaza (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Information: Israel (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Israel and the Occupied Territories (U.S. Dept. of State)
- The Economist: Israel (external link)
- Embassy of Israel, Washington (external link)
- Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With Israel (U.S. Dept. of State)
- FAO Country Profiles: Israel (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
- A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Israel (U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian)
- Human Rights in Israel and the Occupied Territories (external link) (Amnesty International)
- International Religious Freedom Reports: Israel and the Occupied Territories (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Middle East Studies: Israel (external link) (Columbia University)
- NATIONAL LIBRARY: Jewish National and University Library (external link)
- U.S. Embassy, Tel Aviv (U.S. Dept. of State)
- U.S. Office of the Trade Representative: Israel
- World Bank: Israel (external link)
- World Factbook: Israel (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
- World Health Organization: Israel (external link)
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Last Updated: 10/13/2017
