Israel

This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.

For Israel, TJET has collected information on: eleven amnesties between 1979 and 2013; 32 domestic trials starting between 1982 and 2019; and two foreign trials starting between 2005 and 2006.

Select any transitional justice mechanism in the table below to view a timeline in the figure.

Country Background

Democratic Transition

TJET records no democratic transitions in Israel between 1970 and 2020.

Violent Conflict

Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records 24 violent intrastate conflict episodes between 1970 and 2019 (during 46 calendar years), involving twelve distinct armed opposition groups fighting against the government. Two conflict episodes were internationalized by involvement of external state actors.

Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.

Transitional Justice Data

As of 2020, Israel ranks 31st out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.

Amnesties

Israel had eleven amnesties between 1979 and 2013. Four were passed during ongoing internal armed conflict. Four were passed after internal armed conflict. Four were part of a peace agreement. Nine amnesties released political prisoners. Two amnesties forgave human rights violations.

Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.

Domestic Trials

TJET has compiled data on 32 domestic prosecutions between 1982 and 2019. These include 19 regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which twelve persons were convicted; ten intrastate conflict prosecutions of state agents, in which six persons were convicted; and one intrastate conflict prosecution of opposition members, in which one person was convicted. In two trials that involved high-ranking state agents, two persons were convicted.

Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.

Foreign Trials

Nationals of Israel were defendants in two foreign prosecutions in New Zealand and the United Kingdom beginning between 2005 and 2006.