Israel had a king over 3,000 years ago...
Right now it is ruled by a democratic government and has a president that has only representative duties.
Israel has a unicameral, multiparty parliament, with members elected by vote of all
citizens, including Christian, Druze, Muslim, Baha'i, Jewish, atheist, and others, both
male and female. At the time of this writing (February 2011), the coalition government
is headed by the Likud party, and the Prime Minister is Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel
has not had a revolution or a military takeover since its founding 63 years ago ...
something odd by Middle East standards.
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Kingdom of Israel - united monarchy - was created in 1030.
Israel has not been a monarchy for the past two millenia. It is presently a parliamentary democracy.
Ancient Israel was a number of different absolute monarchies.
Ancient Israel, according to the Bible, had Kings who were constrained by Prophets and Priests who divined the will of God. In this way there was both a monarchy (the line of kings) and a theocracy (the prophets and priests).
Eli and Samuel were the last two judges of Israel before the era of the monarchy began.
The First Book of Kings says that Solomon was the king of a United Monarchy called Israel, incorporating what would later be the separated kingdoms of Israel and Judah. However, respected Israeli archaeologist, Israel Finkelstein says that there never was a United Monarchy of Israel and that Solomon, if he existed at all, was only a local warlord somewhere in the south.
The Islamic government of Iran, the parliamentary democracy of Israel and the monarchy government of Saudi Arabia are basic laws with no constitution. It is a law that limits the freedom for women.
Yes, and still does.
Yes, I live in Israel.
The prophet Samuel served as a bridge between the Judges and the Kings of Israel. He anointed both Saul and David as the first two kings of Israel, transitioning the nation from a period of judges to a monarchy.
We used to have a monarchy in ancient times. Today, Judaism is not centralized, but Israel does have a president and a prime minister.The state of Israel is a 'Parliamentary Democracy' and has a 'Prime Minister' who serves as 'Head of State'.The current Prime Minister of Israel is Benjamin Netayahu.
In Ancient times, it was a theocratic monarchy. Today in Israel it is a Unitary semi-presidential parliamentary democracy.