Government and Politics of Israel
- Main article: Politics of Israel
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Israel: Jerusalem
- Elections in Israel
- 1949 · 1951 · 1955 · 1959 · 1961 · 1965 · 1969 · 1973 · 1977 · 1981 · 1984 · 1988 · 1992 · 1996 · 1999 · 2003 · 2006 · 2009 · 2013
- Political parties in Israel
- Political scandals of Israel
- Taxation in Israel
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