The Prime Minister. The President is a figurehead with almost no true power. The only governance which is delegated to the President is once in four years, when it is he who determines who (among the elected heads of the political parties) will be the first to attempt to form a coalition after elections have been held.
The prime minister. There is a president too, but his position holds very few functions, completely unlike the position of President in America.
Yes, Israel has had a president since its independence in 1948.
The first name of Israeli prime minister Olmert is Ehud.
No. The President in Israel is an appointed position.However, the President of Israel is largely a ceremonial position. Political power is manifest in the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is not elected to be the Prime Minister, but is the head of the party that receives the most or second-most amount of votes in the Knesset elections. This makes the Prime Minister more-or-less elected.
Israel has a Prime Minister, and a president.
israel is a state ran by democracy, which means theres a government, which in israel is called "the knesset", the highest rank in the israeli government is a prime minister, the prime minsiter is Binyamin Netanyahu.
Ezer Weizman (עזר ויצמן) was the President of Israel in 1999.However, it is worth noting that the Presidency of Israel is primarily a ceremonial position (head of state), with true power vested in the Prime Minister of Israel (head of government). In the first half of 1999, Benyamin Netanyahu was the Prime Minister, and in the second half of 1999, it was Ehud Barak.
President - Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (1952-1963) Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1948-1954)
The Labour Minister of Israel was the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Labour and a position in the Israeli cabine and deals with jobst.The Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs other countries.
Ephraim Katzir was President of Israel during the Yom Kippur War. However, the Israeli President is a largely ceremonial position. The leader of Israel was Prime Minister Golda Meir.
The official Head of State in Israel is the President but his duties are mostly formal. The prime minister is the "decision maker" in Israel. As of August 2012 - the Israeli president is Shimon Peres and the Prime Minister is Benyamin Netanyahu.
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.