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Bituach Leumi provides various levels of protection for residents of Israel who are economically vulnerable, such as allowances and stipends for those who lost their jobs, disabled, elderly, survivors, postpartum mothers, etc.

Clalit Kupat Cholim is a private company which provides health services to its members.

The Ministry of Transport and Road Safety is responsible for managing and regulating transportation infrastructure in Israel. It includes the Traffic Department responsible for car standardization, licensing drivers and vehicles, and exporting and importing vehicles.

Gihon Company is the Water and Sewage Corporation of Jerusalem, Mevasseret Zion and Abu Ghosh. It provides sewer and water services and is responsible for the development, expansion, operation and maintenance of water networks, sewage and drainage.

Israel Airports Authority operates and oversees airports in Israel, and adopts measures for the safety of airports and the people, goods, aircraft, buildings, facilities and equipment in them.

The Israel Electric Corporation is a government and public company, which manufactures and supplies electricity to all sectors of the Israeli economy. Its activities include distribution, supply and sale of electricity to customers.

Israel Post is a government company that provides postal and banking services.

Israel Tax Authority is a government body which operates within the Ministry of Finance and collects taxes in Israel. It includes the Income Tax Department, Property Taxation, Customs and VAT department, and Sha’am (Sherut Ibudim Memuchashvim - Computerized Processing Service).

The Israeli consulate is a diplomatic representation lower than an embassy and higher than a “liaison office" which is headed by a consul. A consulate provides all the citizen services provided by an embassy including the issuance and renewal of passports, entry visas, apostille document authentication and the like.

Israeli Employment Service is the office that provides placement services and mediates between citizens and jobs. It helps job seekers find jobs, as well as refers individuals to vocational training and retraining.

The Jerusalem municipality is responsible for the ongoing administration of the city of Jerusalem. It deals with property taxes, education, culture, social services, infrastructure, sanitation and the like.

Leumit Kupat Cholim is a private company which provides health services to its members.

Maccabi Kupat Cholim is a private company which provides health services to its members.

Meitav is the military unit charged with classifying and integrating all compulsory military enlistees.

Meuhedet Kupat Cholim is a private company which provides health services to its members.

The Ministry of Health is a government office responsible for ensuring the health of the State’s residents. It is authorized to determine policies in the field of health and medicine, and is in charge of planning, supervision, control, licensing and coordinating Israel’s health system services

The Ministry of Immigrant Absorption is a government office dealing with immigrant absorption. It is responsible for absorbing immigrants and providing the State’s assistance to immigrants and returning residents who move to Israel. It also follows up the immigrants’ acclimatization in Israel.

The Population and Immigration Authority is in charge of the population registry that provides documentation and issues identity cards and passports; gives citizenship, visas and legal status; licenses firearms; and deals with foreigners living in Israel.

The rabbinical courts are part of the Israeli legal system, and deal with issues of marriage, divorce, alimony, child custody, division of property and guardianship.

The British embassy is the certified representative of Great Britain in the sovereign territory of another country. Its purpose is to handle the political and military ties between both countries, encourage cultural and social ties, help its citizens in distress in that country, and grant visas to foreigners who want to visit its country.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is Israel’s military, and the central organization in the Israeli security system keeping Israel safe.

The Jewish Agency specializes in social issues, immigration, providing an Israeli experience and developing relations between Israel and Jewish communities around the world.

A U.S. embassy is the certified representative of the United States in the sovereign territory of another country. Its purpose is to handle the political and military ties between both countries, encourage cultural and social ties, help its citizens in distress in that country, and grant visas to foreigners who want to visit its country.

The US Consulate is a diplomatic representation lower than an embassy and higher than a “liaison office" which is headed by a consul. A consulate provides all the citizen services provided by an embassy including the issuance and renewal of passports, entry visas, apostille document authentication and the like.