Editing President of Israel (section)

===Routine functions===
The president signs bills passed by the Knesset into law, except those bills that pertain to the president's powers, and ratifies international or bilateral treaties approved by the Knesset.<ref name="Function" /> Acting on the advice of the Government, the president is also charged with [[Letter of credence|endorsing the credentials]] of Israeli ambassadors abroad and [[Agrément|receiving the credentials]] of foreign diplomats to Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Israel_2013#s272|title=Basic Law: The President of the State, Section 11 (a)(4)|publisher=The Constitute Project|access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref> Likewise, the president is responsible for appointing a wide array of public officials, including judges, the governor of the [[Bank of Israel]], the president of [[Magen David Adom]], the president of the [[Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities]], and members of the Council on Higher Education, the National Academy of Science, the Broadcasting Authority, the Authority to Rehabilitate Prisoners, the Chief Rabbinical Council and the [[Wolf Foundation]]. Judges are appointed by the president pursuant to the nominations of the [[Judicial Selection Committee (Israel)|Judicial Selection Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Israel_2013#s523|title=Basic Law: The Judiciary, Section 4|publisher=The Constitute Project|access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref> All other presidential appointments are made on the advice of the Government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Israel_2013#s272|title=Basic Law: The President of the State, Section 11 (a)(6)|publisher=The Constitute Project|access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref>