Local committees ( he, ועד מקומי, ''Va'ad Mekomi'') are administrative entities of communities found in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, which compose
regional councils. Each community, managed by a local committee, within a regional council usually does not exceed 2,000 in population. This committee sends representatives to the administering regional council proportionate to their size of membership and according to an index which is fixed before each election.
Local committees should not be confused with
local councils, which are higher-level administrative entities.
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Subdivisions of Israel
Local government in Israel