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The State of Israel adopted at its founding a parliamentary system of government, with a Prime Minister as head of government, and a largely ceremonial President as head of state. In recent years, with the introduction of direct elections for Prime Ministers, the system has moved in some ways closer to a presidental system, while mainitaing the parliamentary distinction between President and Prime Minister.
Prime Ministers of Israel
- Ariel Sharon, [[2001]-
- Ehud Barak, 1999-2001
- Binyamin Netanyahu, 1996-1999
- Shimon Peres, 1995-1996
- Yitzhak Rabin, 1992-1995
- Yitzhak Shamir, ???
- Menachem Begin, ???
- David Ben Gurion, ???