Conventional Long Form Name: State of Israel
Capital City: Jerusalem
Type of Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Date of Independence: May 14, 1948
National Holiday: Independence Day May 14, 1948 (Jewish calendar is lunar so holiday may occur around April or May)
Chief of State: President Shimon PERES
Capital City: Jerusalem
Type of Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Date of Independence: May 14, 1948
National Holiday: Independence Day May 14, 1948 (Jewish calendar is lunar so holiday may occur around April or May)
Chief of State: President Shimon PERES
Head of Government: Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU
Description of Executive Branch/Powers: cabinet is selected by the prime minister and approved by the Knesset
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers: unicameral Knesset (120 seats; political parties are elected by popular vote and assigned seats for members on a proportional basis; members serve four-year terms)
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: -Supreme Court ( consists of the chief justice and 14 judges) -judges selected by the Judicial Selection Committee, made up of all three branches of the government and chaired by the Minister of Justice; judges can serve up to mandatory retirement age of 70 -district and magistrate courts; national and regional labor courts; special and religious courts
Suffrage: 18 years old; universal
Ambassador to the U.S.: Ambassador Ron DERMER
Location of Embassy in U.S.: 3514 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008 Location of Consulates in the U.S.: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco
Ambassador of U.S.: Ambassador Daniel B. SHAPIRO
Location of U.S. Embassy in Israel: 71 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv 63903
Location of U.S. Consulates in Israel:Jerusalem
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers: unicameral Knesset (120 seats; political parties are elected by popular vote and assigned seats for members on a proportional basis; members serve four-year terms)
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: -Supreme Court ( consists of the chief justice and 14 judges) -judges selected by the Judicial Selection Committee, made up of all three branches of the government and chaired by the Minister of Justice; judges can serve up to mandatory retirement age of 70 -district and magistrate courts; national and regional labor courts; special and religious courts
Suffrage: 18 years old; universal
Ambassador to the U.S.: Ambassador Ron DERMER
Location of Embassy in U.S.: 3514 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008 Location of Consulates in the U.S.: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco
Ambassador of U.S.: Ambassador Daniel B. SHAPIRO
Location of U.S. Embassy in Israel: 71 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv 63903
Location of U.S. Consulates in Israel:Jerusalem
-Israel's Flag: the star of David is the Jewish symbolism; the blue and white represents purity
National Symbol of Israel