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Constitution of Israel 1958, as amended to 2023
Political Rights and Association
- English
Every Israeli citizen aged eighteen or over, is eligible to vote in elections to the Knesset, unless a court of law has deprived him of this right in accordance with the law. The Elections Law shall determine when a person shall be considered to be eighteen years of age for the purpose of exercising the right to vote in elections to the Knesset. (Basic Law: The Knesset (1958), Sec. 5)
- Hebrew
כל אזרח ישראלי בן שמונה עשרה שנה ומעלה זכאי לבחור לכנסת אם בית משפט לא שלל ממנו זכות זו על פי חוק; חוק הבחירות יקבע את המועד שבו ייחשב אדם בן שמונה עשרה שנה לעניין השימוש בזכות הבחירה לכנסת. (חוק יסוד: הכנסת (1958), סעיף 5)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Anyone who would have had the right to participate in elections to the Knesset, were they to take place on the date on which the referendum is to be held, is entitled to participate in the referendum. (Basic Law: Referendum (2014), Sec. 2)
- Hebrew
זכאי להשתתף במשאל העם מי שהיה זכאי להשתתף בבחירות לכנסת לו היו מתקיימות במועד עריכת משאל העם. (חוק יסוד: משאל עם (2014), סעיף 2)
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Basic Laws of the State of Israel 1958, as amended to 2023 (English). In case 'page is unavailable from your Region', Basic Laws are also available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024). The constitutional order of Israel exists of multiple Basic Laws. According to Sec. 4(a) of Basic Law: Israel - The Nation State of the Jewish People (2018): "Hebrew is the language of the State."
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Basic Laws of the State of Israel 1958, as amended to 2023 (Hebrew). In case 'page is unavailable from your Region', Basic Laws are also available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024).