Book contents
- The Handbook of Israel’s Political System
- The Handbook of Israel’s Political System
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Establishing the State – The Supremacy of Politics
- Part II Institutions Matter
- 3 The Presidency and the Symbols of Power
- 4 The Knesset: First among Equals?
- 5 The Executive Branch and Attempts to Strengthen It
- 6 The Judiciary’s Growing Involvement in Public Life
- 7 Monitoring Mechanisms: The State Comptroller and State Commissions of Inquiry (SCIs)
- Part III Political Society
- Part IV Unresolved Policy Problems
- Part V Democracy in Israel
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - The Presidency and the Symbols of Power
from Part II - Institutions Matter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 August 2018
- The Handbook of Israel’s Political System
- The Handbook of Israel’s Political System
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Establishing the State – The Supremacy of Politics
- Part II Institutions Matter
- 3 The Presidency and the Symbols of Power
- 4 The Knesset: First among Equals?
- 5 The Executive Branch and Attempts to Strengthen It
- 6 The Judiciary’s Growing Involvement in Public Life
- 7 Monitoring Mechanisms: The State Comptroller and State Commissions of Inquiry (SCIs)
- Part III Political Society
- Part IV Unresolved Policy Problems
- Part V Democracy in Israel
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Handbook of Israel's Political System , pp. 81 - 98Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018