State

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  THE STATE: Local Government

  Services provided by local government include education, culture, health, social welfare, road maintenance, public parks, water, and sanitation.

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  THE STATE: Political Structure

  Israel is a parliamentary democracy consisting of legislative, executive and judicial branches.

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  THE STATE: The Law of the Land

  The prevailing characteristic of the legal system is the large corpus of independent statutory and case law which has been evolving since 1948.

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  THE STATE: Law Enforcement

  In common with police forces around the world, the task of Israel's police is to maintain the quality of life by fighting crime and assisting the authorities in carrying out the law.

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  THE STATE: Legislature: The Knesset

  The Knesset (Israel's unicameral parliament) is the country's legislative body.

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