Israeli order of precedence explained
The Israeli Ceremonial Protocol does not define an order of precedence. It does define, however, the group of officials that are to attend ceremonial events (Hebrew: Segel Aleph, סגל א'). This group consists of:
- The President (Isaac Herzog)
- The Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu)
- The Alternate Prime Minister (vacant)
- The Speaker of the Knesset (Amir Ohana)
- The President of the Supreme Court (Uzi Vogelman (acting))
- The Chief Rabbis (David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef)
- Former Presidents (Moshe Katsav and Reuven Rivlin)
- Ministers of the Government (Amichai Chikli, Amihai Eliyahu, Avi Dichter, Benny Gantz, Bezalel Smotrich, Dudi Amsalem, Eli Cohen, Gadi Eisenkot, Gila Gamliel, Haim Biton, Haim Katz, Hili Tropper, Idit Silman, Israel Katz, Itamar Ben-Gvir, May Golan, Meir Porush, Michael Malchieli, Miki Zohar, Miri Regev, Moshe Arbel, Nir Barkat, Ofir Akunis, Ofir Sofer, Orit Strook, Ron Dermer, Shlomo Karhi, Uriel Buso, Ya'akov Margi, Yariv Levin, Yitzhak Goldknopf, Yitzhak Wasserlauf, Yoav Ben-Tzur, Yoav Gallant, Yoav Kisch)
- The Leader of the Opposition (Yair Lapid), Chair of the Coalition (Ofir Katz)
- Justices of the Supreme Court of Israel (Yitzhak Amit, Noam Sohlberg, Daphne Barak-Erez, Menachem Mazuz, David Mintz, Yosef Elron, Yael Willner, Ofer Grosskopf, Alex Stein, Gila Canfy-Steinitz, Khaled Kabub, Yechiel Kasher, Ruth Ronnen), President of the National Labor Court (Varda Wirth Livne)
- The Attorney General of Israel (Gali Baharav-Miara)
- The State Comptroller (Matanyahu Englman)
- The Governor of the Bank of Israel (Amir Yaron)
- Chairman of the Executive of the World Zionist Organization (Yaakov Hagoel)
- Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel (Doron Almog)
- The Dean of the Diplomatic corps (Martin Mwanambale, Zambian Ambassador to Israel)
- The Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces (Herzi Halevi)
- The Police Commissioner (Kobi Shabtai)
- Members of the Knesset
See List of members of the twenty-fifth Knesset
- Commander of the Prison Service (Katy Perry), Commissioner of the Israel Fire and Rescue Services (Eyal Caspi), Director of the Shin Bet (Ronen Bar), Director of the Mossad (David Barnea), Head of the Atomic Energy Commission (Moshe Edri)
- Former Prime Ministers, Speakers of Knesset, Chief Rabbis, Presidents of the Supreme Court and widows of former Presidents (Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert, Naftali Bennett, Dan Tichon, Avraham Burg, Dalia Itzik, Yisrael Meir Lau, Yona Metzger, Shlomo Amar, Aharon Barak, Dorit Beinisch, Asher Grunis, and Reuma Weizman)
- Heads of Diplomatic Missions
- Representatives of the minority religious communities in Israel – Christians, Muslims, Druze (Mowafaq Tarif), and Circassians
- Military Secretary to the Prime Minister (Avi Gil), Director-general of the Prime Minister's Office (Yossi Shelley), Director-general of the Knesset (Moshe Edri)
- Mayor of Jerusalem (Moshe Lion), Chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities (Haim Bibas), and Head of the hosting Local Government
- Cabinet Secretary (Yossi Fuchs), Knesset Secretary (Dan Marzouk)
- Members of the Executive of the World Zionist Organization, including the Chairman of Keren Hayesod (Sam Grundwerg)
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