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The project lists:

  • The signatories of the Declaration of Independence (מגילת העצמאות);
  • the Presidents of the State of Israel;
  • the heads of the three branches of power in Israel, thus, reflecting the "Separation of Power",
    • the legislative branch - The Knesset (כנסת) (list of the Speakers);
    • the executive branch - The Government (ממשלה) (list of the Prime Ministers);
    • the judiciary branch - represented by the Supreme Court (בית המשפט העליון) (list of the Chief Justices). Also included are:
  • The Attorney Generals (היועץ המשפטי לממשלה) of Israel
  • The State Comptrollers and Ombudsmen (מבקר המדינה ונציב תלונות הציבור) of Israel
  • The Chiefs of the General Staff: (ראש המטה הכללי) of Israel Defense Force (IDF)
  • The General Commissioners: (המפקח הכללי של המשטרה) of Israel Police

In the photo: Emblem of Israel. The Emblem of the State of Israel (Hebrew: סמל מדינת ישראל) shows a menorah surrounded by an olive branch on each side, and the writing "ישראל" (Hebrew for Israel) below it.

The image used on the emblem is based on a depiction of the menorah on the Arch of Titus (in Rome). The menorah was used in the ancient Temple in Jerusalem and has been a symbol of Judaism since ancient times. It symbolizes universal enlightenment. The emblem may also be based on the vision of the biblical prophet Zechariah, chapter 4, where he describes seeing a menorah flanked by two olive trees, one on each side. The olive branches symbolize peace.

Declaration of Independence

The Israeli Declaration of Independence (Hebrew: הכרזת העצמאות‎, Hakhrazat HaAtzma'ut or Hebrew: מגילת העצמאות‎ Megilat HaAtzma'ut), made on 14 May 1948 (5 Iyar 5708), the day before the British Mandate was due to expire, was the official announcement that the new Jewish state named the State of Israel had been formally established in parts of what was known as the British Mandate of Palestine and on land where, in antiquity, the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah had once been.
The scroll, which is bound together in three parts, is generally kept in the country's National Archives, though it is currently on display at the Israel Museum.

List of Signatories of the Declaration of Independence (by the Hebrew alphabet):

  1. David Ben Gurion - דוד בן גוריון
  2. Daniel Auster - דניאל אוסטר
  3. Mordekhai Bentov - מרדכי בנטוב
  4. Yitzhak Ben-Zvi - יצחק בן צבי
  5. Eliyahu Berlin - אליהו ברלין
  6. Fritz Bernstein - פריץ (פרץ) ברנשטיין
  7. Rabbi Wolf Gold - הרב זאב וולף גולד
  8. Meir Grabovsly - (מאיר גרבובסקי (ארגוב
  9. Yitzhak Gruenbaum - יצחק גרינבוים
  10. Dr. Avraham Granovski - (ד"ר אברהם גרנובסקי (גרנות
  11. Eliyahu Dobkin - אליהו דובקין
  12. Meir Wilner-Kobner - מאיר וילנר
  13. Zerach Warhaftig - זרח ורהפטיג
  14. Herzl Vardi - הרצל ורדי
  15. Rachel Cohen - רחל כהן
  16. Rabbi Kalman Kahana - הרב ד"ר קלמן כהנא
  17. Saadia Kobashi - סעדיה כובאשי
  18. Rabbi Yitzhak Meir Levin - הרב יצחק מאיר לוין
  19. Meir David Lewenstein - מאיר דוד לוינשטיין
  20. Zvi Luria - צבי לוריא
  21. Golda Myerson - גולדה מאירון
  22. Nachum Nir - נחום ניר
  23. Zvi Segal - צבי סגל
  24. Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaCohen Fishman - הרב יהודה לייב הכהן מימון
  25. David Zvi Pinkas - דוד צבי פנקס
  26. Aharon Zisling - אהרון ציזלינג
  27. Moshe Kolodny-Kol - משה קולודני קול
  28. Eliezer Kaplan - אליעזר קפלן
  29. Avraham Katznelson - אברהם קצנלסון
  30. Pinhas Rosen (Felix Rosenblueth) - פנחס רוזן - פליקס רוזנבליט
  31. David Remez - דוד רמז
  32. Berl Repetur (Beryl Raptor) - ברל רפטור
  33. Mordechai Shattner - מרדכי שטנר
  34. Ben Zion Sternberg - בן-ציון שטרנברג
  35. Bechor Shitreet - בכור שיטרית
  36. Moshe Shapira - משה שפירא
  37. Moshe Shertok - משה שרתוק

Presidents of the State of Israel.

The President of the State of Israel (Hebrew: נשיא המדינה‎, Nasi HaMedina, lit. President of the State; Arabic: رئيس الدولة‎) is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with the real executive power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. Presidents are elected by the Knesset, for a seven year term (from 1993), and are limited to a single term.

Presidents of Israel:

  • 1. Dr. Chaim Weizmann 1949 – 1952 (died in office) דר' חיים ויצמן (b, 1874 Motol, Belarus, then Russian Empire; d. 1952 Rehovot, Israel). Head of the Zionist movement for many years, Weizmann was responsible for obtaining the Balfour Declaration and for founding the Weizmann Institute of Science. From May 17, 1948 until he became President, Weizmann was acting Chairman of the provisional government. Weizmann died in office and was temporarily succeeded by Knesset speaker Yosef Shprinzak.
  • 2. Yitzhak Ben-Tzvi 1952 – 1963 (died in office) יצחק בן-צבי (b. 1884 Poltava, Ukraine, then Russian Empire; d.1963 Jerusalem, Israel). Mapai politician, pioneer and ideologue Ben-Tzvi was a founder of the Labor Zionist movement. Ben-Tzvi died in office and was temporarily succeeded by Knesset speaker Kaddish Luz.
  • 3. Zalman Shazar 1963 – 1973 זלמן שז"ר (b. 1889 Mir, Minsk Region, Belarus, then Russian Empire; d. 1974 Jerusalem, Israel). Mapai politician, author and poet Shazar was a veteran leader of the Zionist movement.
  • 4. Prof. Ephraim Katzir 1973 – 1978 פרופ. אפרים קציר (b. 1916 Kiev, Ukraine, then Russian Empire; d. 2009 Rehovot, Israel). Katzir was a founding father and a world distinguished scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science. He helped to found Israel's Defense industries.
  • 5. Yitzhak Navon 1978 – 1983 יצחק נבון (1921-2015; born and died in Jerusalem, Israel) Navon, a member of the Labor Alignment Party, was a distinguished educator. He was member and Vice Chair of the Knesset and Minister of Education.
  • 6. Chaim Herzog 1983 – 1993 חיים הרצוג (b. 1918 Belfast, Northern Irland, UK; d. 1997 Tel Aviv, Israel). Labor Alignment Party member. Herzog was formerly a prominent military leader (Major General, IDF) and Israeli ambassador to the U.N.
  • 7. Ezer Weizmann 1993 – 2000 עזר ויצמן (b. 1924 Tel Aviv, Eretz Israel; d. 2005 Caesarea, Israel). Weizmann was among the founders of Israel Air Force and was a commander of the IAF (Major General, IDF). Initially Alignment Party and later Likud Party member, member of the Knesset and Minister of Science & Technology (alignment) and Minister of Defense (Likud). He resigned the presidency in face of accusations of financial misconduct. Knesset speaker Avraham Burg took over as acting president.
  • 8. Moshe Katzav 2000 – 2007 משה קצב (b.1945 Yazd, Iran ). Likud party member. Katsav was mayor of a small town and a Likud MK. He served as Minister in several Likud led governments (1981-99) and was Deputy Prime Minister of Netanyahu (1996-9). He was dismissed from office in disgrace in 2007 following repeated accusations of sexual misconduct. Knesset Speaker Dalia Izik took over as acting president. Moshe Katzav stood trial and was convicted of two counts of rape on December 30, 2010. Sentenced to 7 yrs in prison.
  • 9. Shimon Peres 2007 – 2014 שמעון פרס (b. 1923 Vishnyeva, Minsk Region, Belarus, then USSR; d. 2016 Ramat Gan, Israel). Kadima Party and Labor party member. Peres had a distinguished record of service for Israel. He played a key role in defense procurement for the new state of Israel, served in various political capacities including Prime Minister, and won the Nobel Peace Prize for the Oslo accords.
  • 10. Reuven Rivlin 2014 – 2021 ראובן ריבלין. (b. 1939 Jerusalem, then Eretz Israel) Rivlin is an Israeli lawyer and a Likud party politician. A Knesset member and a past government minister of communication. He served as the 14th Speaker of the Knesset.
  • 11. Itzhak 'Buji' Herzog (2021 – incumbent) יצחק ׳בוזי׳ הרצוג (b. 1960 Tel Aviv, Israel). Israeli politician and past Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel. A lawyer by profession, he served as the Government Secretary between 1999 and 2001 and as a member of the Knesset from 2003 to 2018. He held several ministerial posts between 2005 and 2011, including Minister of Welfare and Social Services (2007–11).

Prime Minister of the State of Israel.

The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ראש הממשלה‎, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. Head of the Government; Arabic: رئيس الحكومة‎) is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel. The prime minister is the country's chief executive.
Following an election, the President nominates a member of the Knesset to become prime minister after consulting with Knesset party leaders. The nominee becomes prime minister after receiving a vote of confidence in the Knesset.

Selections of Photos of Israel Governments - מבחר תמונות של ממשלות ישראל

Prime Ministers of Israel:

Speaker of the Knesset - Israel Parliament.

The Knesset Speaker is elected by the plenum. The Speaker conducts the affairs of the Knesset, represents it externally, preserves its dignity, the decorum of its sittings and the observance of its Rules of Procedure. The Speaker, or one of his deputies, presides over the sittings of the plenum, conducts them, puts resolutions to the vote and determines the results of these votes. In the absence of the President of the State from the country, the Speaker acts in his place. The Speaker and Deputy Speakers together constitute the Knesset Presidium, which approves the tabling of private Members' bills and the urgency of Motions for the Agenda.

Speakers of the Knesset:

The Supreme Court of Israel.

The Supreme Court (Hebrew: בית המשפט העליון‎, Beit HaMishpat HaElyon, Arabic: المحكمة العليا‎) is at the head of the court system in the State of Israel. It is the highest judicial instance. The Supreme Court sits in Jerusalem.
The area of its jurisdiction is the entire state. A ruling of the Supreme Court is binding upon every court, other than the Supreme Court itself. This is the principle of binding precedent (stare decisis) in Israel. The Supreme Court is an appellate court, as well as the High Court of Justice. At the present time there are 14 Supreme Court Justices. At the head of the Supreme Court and at the head of the judicial system as a whole stands the President of the Supreme Court. A judge's term ends at 70 years of age, resignation, death, upon appointment to another position that disqualifies him or her, or being removed from office.

Chief Justices of the Supreme Court:

  1. Moshe Smoira 1948–1954 משה זמורה, b. 1888 Königsberg, Prussia, d. 1961 Jerusalem, Israel.
  2. Yitzhak Olshan 1954–1965 יצחק אולשן, b. 1895 Kovna, Lithuania; d. 1983 Jerusalem, Israel.
  3. Shimon Agranat 1965–1976 שמעון אגרנט, b. 1906 Louisville KY, USA, d. 1992, Jerusalem, Israel.
  4. Yoel (Julius) Sussman 1976–1980 יואל זוסמן, b. 1910 Kraków, Poland, d. 1982, Jerusalem, Israel.
  5. Moshe Landau 1980–1982 משה לנדוי, b. 1912, Danzig, Prussia, d. 2011, Jerusalem, Israel.
  6. Yitzhak Kahan 1982–1983 יצחק כאהן, b. 1913 Brody, Galicia, Austria-Hungary, d. 1985, Jerusalem, Israel.
  7. Meir Shamgar 1983–1995 מאיר שמגר, b. 1925 Free City of Danzig (Poland), d. 2019, Jerusalem, Israel.
  8. Aharon Barak 1995–2006 אהרון ברק, b. 1936 Kaunas, Lithuania
  9. Dorit Beinisch 2006–2012 דורית בייניש, b. 1942 Tel Aviv, Israel
  10. Asher Grunis 2012–2015 אשר גרוניס, b. 1945 Tel Aviv, Israel l
  11. Miriam Naor 2015–2017 מרים נאור, b. 1947 Jerusalem, Israel
  12. Esther Hayut 2017–2023 אסתר חיות, b.1953 Herzliya, Israel
  13. Uzi Vogelman 2023–2024 עוזי פוגלמן, Acting President of the Supreme Court. b. 1954 Tel Aviv, Israel

The Attorney General of Israel.

The Attorney General of Israel (היועץ המשפטי לממשלה‎, lit. The Legal Advisor to the Government) stands at the head of the legal system of the executive branch and the head of the public legal establishment, in charge of protecting the rule of law and as such entrusted with protecting the public interest from possible harm by government authorities. It is an independent appointed position which is one of the most important and influential in the Israeli democracy, and a central institution in the framework of the Israeli legal system. Owing to the common law tradition of the domestic legal system, much of the position's duties are not codified in law and have been borne out of precedent and tradition over the years.

The Attorney General has four main duties: Head of the public prosecution system; Representative of the state in all legal proceedings; Chief legal council to the government; Representative of the public interest in any legal matte.

The Attorney Generals:

  1. Ya'akov Shimshon Shapira 1948–1950 יעקב שמשון שפירא
  2. Haim Cohn 1950–1960 חיים כהן
  3. Gideon Hausner 1960–1963 גדעון האוזנר
  4. Moshe Ben-Ze'ev 1963–1968 משה בן-זאב
  5. Meir Shamgar 1968-1975 מאיר שמגר
  6. Aharon Barak: 1975–1978 אהרון ברק
  7. Yitzhak Zamir 1978–1986 יצחק זמיר
  8. Yosef Harish 1986–1993 יוסף חריש
  9. Michael Ben-Yair 1993–1997 מיכאל בן-יאיר
  10. Roni Bar-On 48 hrs in 1997 רוני בר-און
  11. Elyakim Rubinstein 1997–2004 אליקים רובינשטיין
  12. Menachem Mazuz 2004–2010 מנחם מזוז
  13. Yehuda Weinstein 2010–2016 יהודה ויינשטיין
  14. Avichai Mandelblit 2016–2022 אביחי מנדלבליט
  15. Gali Baharav-Miara 2022–incumbent גלי בהרב מיארה

The State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel.

The State Comptroller of Israel (מבקר המדינה‎, مراقب الدولة‎) supervises and reviews the policies and operations of the government of the State of Israel. The incumbent is independent of the government and answers to the Knesset alone. The principal function of the state comptroller is to check on the legality, regularity, efficiency, economy, and ethical conduct of public institutions.
By law, the State Comptroller in Israel also functions as Ombudsman ( נציב תלונות הציבור‎) to whom members of the public may send complaints about actions by governmental bodies that have caused them harm.

The State Comptrollers and Ombudsmen:

  1. Siegfried Moses (1949–1961) זיגפריד מוזס
  2. Yitzhak Ernst Nebenzahl (1961–1981) יצחק ארנסט נבנצל
  3. Yitzhak Tunik (1982–1987) יצחק טוניק
  4. Yaakov Malz (1987–1988) יעקב מלץ
  5. Miriam Ben-Porat (1988–1998) מרים בן-פורת
  6. Eliezer Goldberg (1998–2005) אליעזר גולדברג
  7. Micha Lindenstrauss (2005–2012) מיכה לינדנשטראוס
  8. Yosef Shapira (2012–2019) יוסף שפירא
  9. Metanyahu Engelman (2019-incumbent) מתניהו אנגלמן

The Chief of the General Staff of the IDF.

The Chief of the General Staff, also known as the Commander-in-Chief of the Israel Defense Forces (Hebrew: ראש המטה הכללי‎, Rosh HaMateh HaKlali, abbr. Ramatkal—רמטכ"ל‎), is the supreme commander and Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. The position of Chief of Staff is defined in the Basic Law: The Military (1976), clause three:

  • The supreme command rank in the military is that of the Chief of the General Staff
  • The Chief of the General Staff is to be placed under the authority of the government and subordinate to the Defense Minister
  • The Chief of the General Staff is to be appointed by the government, according to the recommendation of the Defense Minister

The Chief of Staff is formally appointed once every three years, with the government often extending the term to four years, and in some rare occasions, even five. The rank is "Rav-Aluf" (in Hebrew: רב אלוף), it is equivalent to a 3-Star General (Lieutenant General) in some Armies, but holds a position equivalent to Marshal in others.

The Chiefs of the General Staff:

The Police General Commissioners:

The Israel Police (Hebrew: משטרת ישראל‎, romanized: Mišteret Yisra'el; Arabic: شرطة إسرائيل‎, romanized: Shurtat Isrāʼīl) is the civilian police force of Israel. As with most other police forces in the world, its duties include crime fighting, traffic control, maintaining public safety, and counter-terrorism. It is under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Public Security.

The General Commissioners: The rank is "Rav-Nitzav" (in Hebrew: רב ניצב)

1. Yehezkel Sahar 1948–1958 יחזקאל סהר
2. Yosef Nachmias 1958–1964 יוסף נחמיאס
3. Pinhas Kopel 1964–1972 פנחס קופל
4. Aaron Sela 1972 אהרון סלע
5. Shaul Rozolio 1972–1977 שאול רוזוליו
6. Haim Tavori 1976–1979 חיים תבורי
7. Herzl Shapir 1980 הרצל שפיר
8. Arieh Ivtsan 1981–1985 אריה איבצן
9. David Kraus 1985 1990 דוד קראוס
10. Yaakov Turner 1990–1993 יעקב טרנר
11. Rafi Peled 1993–1994 רפי פלד
12. Assaf Hefetz 1994–1997 אסף חפץ
13. Yehuda Wilk 1998–2000 יהודה וילק
14. Shlomo Aharonishki 2001–2004 שלמה אהרונישקי
15. Moshe Karadi 2004–2007 משה קרדי
16. David (Dudi) Cohen 2007–2011 דודי כהן
17. Yohanan Danino 2011–2015 יוחנן דנינו
interim - Ben Zion (Benzi) Sao (Nitzav) 2015 (ניצב) בן ציון (בנצי) סאו
18. Roni Alsheikh 2015–2018 רוני אלשייך
interim - Motti Cohen (Nitzav) 2018–2021 (ניצב) מוטי כהן
19. Yaakov (Kobi) Shabtai 2021–2024 יעקב (קובי) שבתאי
20. Daniel Levi 2024–incumbent דניאל לוי

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