{"slug":"israel","name":"Israel","short_name":"Israel","iso_code":"IL","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Asia","subregion":"Western Asia","overview":"Israel published its national AI regulation and ethics policy in December 2023 (Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology with the Ministry of Justice), choosing a sector-based, risk-based and voluntary approach with common ethical principles, soft regulation tools and a government AI policy coordination centre rather than a horizontal AI law. The Privacy Protection Authority issued guidance on AI and privacy, and Israel signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention.","regulatory_status_summary":"National AI policy (2023) as policy; sector regulators act within existing law; no horizontal AI statute.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: AI regulation and ethics policy (2023).","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology","url":"https://www.gov.il/en/departments/ministry_of_science_and_technology","role":"AI policy lead; AI policy coordination centre"},{"name":"Privacy Protection Authority","url":"https://www.gov.il/en/departments/the_privacy_protection_authority","role":"Data-protection authority"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"Israel's policy on artificial intelligence regulation and ethics","publisher":"Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology","url":"https://www.gov.il/en/pages/ai_2023","document_date":"2023-12-17","document_type":"official","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["eu","us","uk"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/israel","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.gov.il/en/pages/ai_2023","source_title":"Israel's policy on artificial intelligence regulation and ethics","source_publisher":"Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology","source_document_date":"2023-12-17","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion; overview composed from the listed instruments and official sources. Reviewer to confirm regulators and status.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"israel-ai-regulation-and-ethics-policy-2023","id":"AIPT-POL-0107","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0107","title":"Israel's Policy on Artificial Intelligence Regulation and Ethics","short_title":"AI regulation and ethics policy (2023)","jurisdiction":"israel","instrument_type":"policy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology and Ministry of Justice","summary_plain":"Adopted in December 2023 after public consultation, the policy sets Israel's approach: sector-specific regulation by existing regulators, a risk-based approach, preference for soft tools (standards, self-regulation, sandboxes) over binding rules at this stage, alignment with OECD principles, and common ethical principles (growth and sustainable development, human-centricity, equality, transparency, safety, accountability, privacy). It establishes an AI policy coordination centre and an expert advisory forum.","adopted_on":"2023-12-17","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.gov.il/en/pages/ai_2023","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/israel-ai-regulation-and-ethics-policy-2023"}]}