Editing Oath of office (section)

==Israel==
In Israel, the [[Basic laws of Israel|Basic Laws]] specify oaths of office of high-ranking members of the government.

For the [[President of Israel]], there is a "Declaration of Loyalty":

{{blockquote|I pledge to maintain loyalty to the State of Israel and to its laws and to faithfully fulfill my duties as President of the State.<ref>[http://yashan.president.gov.il/chapters/chap_3/_content_3_2_2_en.asp Excerpts from the Basic Law: The President] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913031551/http://yashan.president.gov.il/chapters/chap_3/_content_3_2_2_en.asp |date=2011-09-13 }}, Government of Israel</ref>}}

In the [[Knesset]], the oath of office (''or'' "declaration of allegiance") is as follows:
{{blockquote|Oldest member of Knesset ''or'' chairperson: I pledge myself to bear allegiance to the State of Israel and faithfully to discharge my mandate in the Knesset.}}

Each other member of the Knesset, in turn: I pledge myself.<ref>Knesset website, [https://www.knesset.gov.il/laws/special/eng/basic2_eng.htm "Basic Law: The Knesset - 1958"]</ref>

The [[Prime Minister of Israel]] has to make the following "declaration of allegiance" upon taking office:

{{blockquote|I, (name), pledge myself as Prime Minister to bear allegiance to the State of Israel and to its laws, to carry out faithfully my functions as Prime Minister and to comply with the decisions of the Knesset.<ref name="knesset.gov.il">Knesset website, [https://www.knesset.gov.il/laws/special/eng/basic1_eng.htm "Basic Law: The Government - 1968 (Original Version)"], point 16,  "Declaration of allegiance".</ref>}}

Each of the other Ministers has to swear:
{{blockquote|I, (name), pledge myself as a member of the Government to bear allegiance to the State of Israel and to its laws, to carry out faithfully my functions as a member of the Government and to comply with the decisions of the Knesset.<ref name="knesset.gov.il"/>}}

For judges, the oath of office (''or'' "declaration of allegiance") is as follows:
{{blockquote|I pledge myself to keep allegiance to the State of Israel and its laws, to administer justice fairly, to avoid subverting justice, and to avoid demonstrating favor.}}