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Section 2 of חוק־יסוד: הצבא, כפיפות למרות האזרחית.
2. כפיפות למרות האזרחית
תיקון: תשל״ו
(א)הצבא נתון למרות הממשלה.
(ב)השר הממונה מטעם הממשלה על הצבא הוא שר הבטחון.
The text on this page is adapted from the entry חוק־יסוד: הצבא in the Open Law Book of Hebrew Wikisource, read on 1 November 2026, and is shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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