Extradition law in Israel

The extradition law of Israel was passed in 1954 and describes the conditions of extradition to other country,^[1] and Law for serving a prison sentence in the prisoner's country of citizenship was passed in 1996 and allowing prisoners to serve their sentence in Israel or the country of citizenship.^[2] As for today, Israel have signed seven extradition agreements with 55 countries, as it includes the European Convention on Extradition.

Extradition agreements of Israel

  Israel

  Countries that have extradition agreement with Israel

Extradition law

The decision to allow extradition is by the Israeli court, the minister of justice, and the attorney general.

Israel will extradite if:

• The extradition request is to prosecute him in the requesting country.
• Double criminality.
• In this law, an extradition offense is any offense that, if committed in Israel, would be punishable by one year in prison or a more severe penalty.
• There is an agreement between the State of Israel and the requesting country regarding the extradition of criminals.
• The person has been charged or convicted in the requesting country for an extraditable offense.
• The principle of reciprocity in extradition relations, unless the minister of justice decides otherwise.

Israel will extradite an Israeli citizen or resident if:

• The extradition request is to prosecute him in the requesting country.
• The country requesting his extradition has committed in advance to transferring him back to the State of Israel to serve his sentence there, if he is convicted and sentenced to prison. The sentenced can request to serve his sentence in the requesting country.
• Double criminality.
• In this law, an extradition offense is any offense that, if committed in Israel, would be punishable by one year in prison or a more severe penalty.
• There is an agreement between the State of Israel and the requesting country regarding the extradition of criminals.
• The person has been charged or convicted in the requesting country for an extraditable offense.
• The principle of reciprocally in extradition relations, unless the minister of justice decides otherwise.

Israel will not extradite if:

• The requested person is requested on political grounds, racial or religion discrimination. (Exceptions to extradite person even on political grounds: any type of murder or causing death, sex offenses, kidnapping or hostage-taking, causing damage to property with the intent to endanger life, Preparation or possession of a weapon, explosive or other destructive substance)
• The requested person could face death penalty in the requesting country. unless the requesting country has committed that he will not be given the death penalty.
• The requested person is military or security personnel, or in case the extradition could harm the public policy or the interests of the State of Israel.
• The requested person has stood trial in Israel for the offense for which his extradition is requested, and has been found guilty or not.
• The requested person was convicted in another country of an offense for which his extradition is requested, and served his sentence or the remaining part of it in Israel.

• The offense has become statute-barred.
• The extradition request was submitted due to an offense for which the requested party received amnesty or pardon in the requesting country.
• The requested person could be extradited to a third country.

Extradition agreements

Countries that have extradition agreement with Israel	Year of agreement	Agreements
Australia	3 January 1976	[3]
Brazil	11 November 2009	[4]
Canada	10 March 1967	[5]
Council of Europe Members: Albania Moldova Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France  Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden  Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Other signed and ratified countries: South Africa South Korea	26 December 1967	[6]
Eswatini	24 July 1970	[7]
Fiji	21 December 1979	[8]
United States	5 December 1963	[9]