ons that deal with issues on the national agenda are represented directly to the speaker of the Knesset. The judiciary system in Israel deals with cases of persons charged with breach of law. Rulings on cases are made by judges, and there is no trial by jury. There are three regular courts in Israel: the Supreme Court, the district court, and the magistrate court. The lowest division, the magistrate, resides over cases dealing with minor offenses and cases under a million shekels. The next branch is the district courts, which resides over more serious cases and cases over one million shekels. The highest division is the Supreme Court, which resides in Jerusalem. The national labor courts and regional labor courts are smaller divisions of the court system. The military and religious courts are the most important of the smaller courts. The legal system in Israel in regards to civil/common law, property rights, and the record of protecting these rights can be somewhat ambiguous. Where legally the nation as a whole practices Civil Law, there are some exceptions to that in agricultural areas. The Israeli Kibbutz is "a type of agricultural collective found in Israel. Its typical features include the collective ownership of property, communal living, and the rearing of children by the community as a whole rather than by their parents alone." (eb.com) In these communities, everything is shared with everyone. Even one’s own children are "property" of the community. Although the Kibbutzim (plural of Kibbutz) do not agree with the Civil Law in Israel, they are not discouraged.Civil law in Israel, is not enforced heavily due to the fact that religious laws play such a large role in the Israeli society. In regards to divorce, the Civil Law states that one must obtain a legal document to be considered legally divorced. However, some religions (i.e.: Rabbinical Judaism) will not accept the legal document until a religious d...
