Constitution of Israel 1958, as amended to 2018
Political Rights and Association
  • English
    Every Israeli citizen of or over the age of eighteen years shall have the right to vote in elections to the Knesset, unless a court has deprived him of that right by virtue of any Law; the Elections Law shall determine the time at which a person shall be considered to be eighteen years of age for the purpose of the exercise of 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 take part in elections to the Knesset, were they to take place on the date on which the referendum is to be held, is entitled to take part 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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Constitution of Israel 1958, as amended to 2018 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2019) or the official website of the Israeli government where it is possible, available : https://www.knesset.gov.il/description/eng/eng_mimshal_yesod1.htm . 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 State's language."

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Constitution of Israel 1958, as amended to 2018 (Hebrew).

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