Regional council (Israel)
Regional councils (plural: Hebrew: מוֹעָצוֹת אֵזוֹרִיּוֹת, Mo'atzot Ezoriyot[1] / singular: Hebrew: מוֹעָצָה אֵזוֹרִית, Mo'atza Ezorit[1]) are one of the three types of Israel's local government entities, with the other two being cities and local councils. As of 2019, there were 54 regional councils, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas.[2][3] Regional councils include representation of anywhere between 3 and 54 communities, usually spread over a relatively large area within geographical vicinity of each other.[2]
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Each community within a regional council usually does not exceed 2,000 in population and is managed by a local committee. This committee sends representatives to the administering regional council proportionate to their size of membership and according to an index which is fixed before each election.[2] Those settlements without an administrative council do not send any representatives to the regional council, instead being dealt by it directly.[2] Representatives from those settlements which are represented directly are either chosen directly or through an election.[2] The predominant form of communities represented on regional councils are kibbutzim and moshavim.[4]
List of regional councils
The following sortable table lists all 53 regional councils by name, and the district or area according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.[5]
The list includes the regional councils in the Golan Heights and the West Bank, areas considered occupied territories under international law,[6][7][8][9] although the Israeli government disputes this.[10]
| Council | Link | District |
|---|---|---|
| al-Batuf Regional Council | North | |
| al-Kasom Regional Council | South | |
| Alona Regional Council | Haifa | |
| Be'er Tuvia Regional Council | South | |
| Bnei Shimon Regional Council | South | |
| Brenner Regional Council | Archived 2007-12-27 at the Wayback Machine | Center |
| Bustan al-Marj Regional Council | North | |
| Central Arava Regional Council | South | |
| Drom HaSharon Regional Council | Center | |
| Eshkol Regional Council | South | |
| Lower Galilee Regional Council | Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine | North |
| Upper Galilee Regional Council | North | |
| Gan Raveh Regional Council | Archived 2008-07-14 at the Wayback Machine | Center |
| Gederot Regional Council | Center | |
| Gezer Regional Council | Center | |
| Gilboa Regional Council | North | |
| Golan Regional Council | Archived 2001-05-16 at the Wayback Machine | North |
| Gush Etzion Regional Council | Judea and Samaria Area | |
| Har Hebron Regional Council | Archived 2004-06-23 at the Wayback Machine | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Hefer Valley Regional Council (Emek Hefer) | Center | |
| Hevel Eilot Regional Council | South | |
| Hevel Modi'in Regional Council | Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine | Center |
| Hevel Yavne Regional Council | Center | |
| Hof Ashkelon Regional Council | South | |
| Hof HaCarmel Regional Council | Haifa | |
| Hof HaSharon Regional Council | Center | |
| Jezreel Valley Regional Council (Emek Yizreel) | North | |
| Northern Jordan Valley (Emek HaYarden) | North | |
| Southern Jordan Valley (Bik'at HaYarden) | Judea and Samaria Area | |
| Lakhish Regional Council | South | |
| Lev HaSharon Regional Council | Center | |
| Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council | North | |
| Mateh Asher Regional Council | North | |
| Mateh Binyamin Regional Council | Judea and Samaria Area | |
| Mateh Yehuda Regional Council | Jerusalem | |
| Megiddo Regional Council | North | |
| Megilot Regional Council | Judea and Samaria Area | |
| Menashe Regional Council | Archived 2008-02-02 at the Wayback Machine | Haifa |
| Merhavim Regional Council | South | |
| Merom HaGalil Regional Council | North | |
| Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council | North | |
| Misgav Regional Council | North | |
| Nahal Sorek Regional Council | Center | |
| Neve Midbar Regional Council | South | |
| Ramat HaNegev Regional Council | South | |
| Sdot Dan Regional Council | Center | |
| Sdot Negev Regional Council (Azata) | South | |
| Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council | South | |
| Shafir Regional Council | South | |
| Shomron Regional Council | Judea and Samaria Area | |
| Tamar Regional Council | South | |
| Valley of Springs Regional Council | North | |
| Yoav Regional Council | South | |
| Zevulun Regional Council | Haifa |
Former regional councils
| Council | District |
|---|---|
| Abu Basma Regional Council | South |
| Central Sharon Regional Council | |
| Ef'al Regional Council | Tel Aviv |
| Ga'aton Regional Council | North |
| Hadar HaSharon Regional Council | Center |
| Hof Aza Regional Council | South |
| Kiryat Ono Regional Council | |
| Mif'alot Afek Regional Council | |
| Na'aman Regional Council | North |
| Northern Sharon Regional Council | Center |
| Sulam Tzur Regional Council | North |
| Tel Mond Regional Council | |
| Yarkon Regional Council |
References
- "מה זה מוֹעָצוֹת אֵזוֹרִיּוֹת - מילון עברי עברי - מילוג".
- Herzog, Hanna. Gendering Politics: Women in Israel. University of Michigan Press. p. 22.
- Mahler, Gregory S. Politics and Government in Israel: The Maturation of a Modern State. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 229.
- Troen, Selwyn Ilan; Noah Lucas. Israel: The First Decade of Independence. SUNY Press. p. 496.
- "Table 2.13 - Localities and Population, by Municipal Status and District" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- Resolution 446, Resolution 465, Resolution 484, among others
- "Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories". United Nations. 17 December 2003. Retrieved 2006-09-27.
- "Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory". International Court of Justice. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 2006-09-27.
- "Implementation of the Fourth Geneva Convention in the occupied Palestinian territories: history of a multilateral process (1997-2001)". International Review of the Red Cross. International Committee of the Red Cross. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
External links
- Local Government in Israel. The Knesset Lexicon of Terms. 2009