Largely unnoticed in the midst of the turmoil surrounding the Oslo peace process, Israel has
undergone a constitutional revolution. Israel is no longer among the tiny minority of the 185 …

Until recently, there was general agreement that Israel was one of the few nations in the
contemporary world without a formal written, integrated constitution. The eleven Basic Laws …

This book presents the main features of the Israeli constitutional system and a topical
discussion of Israel's basic laws. It focuses on constitutional history and the peculiar decision …

In Israel today there is increasingly vigorous support for the framing of a constitution. At the
same time there is almost no recognition that in forty years Israel has acquired an almost …

This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the dynamics of Israeli politics.
It aims to familiarize those interested in Israel's government with that country's origins; the …

On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel declared its independence and was immediately
engaged in a war with all of its neighbors. Armed conflict has marked every decade of …

Recent years have seen the emergence in Israel of a public debate over whether to adopt a
formal constitution, what values and institutions such a constitution ought to enshrine, and …

Since its foundation in 1948 until the 1990's, the State of Israel lacked a formal Bill of Rights.
Despite the promise of a constitution that was included in the Declaration of Independence …

During the 1990s many dramatic changes influenced the basic characteristics of the Israeli
democracy. This volume examines the challenges and circumstances the country has faced …

O BSERVERS of the Israeli scene have often noted the crucial role that Israel's three
religious parties play in that polity.'Never obtaining over 15 per cent of the vote (See Table I) …