itu ent ▁Assembly ▁( the ▁First ▁K ness et ), ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel ▁has ▁en act ed ▁several ▁Basic ▁La ws ▁of ▁Israel ▁dealing ▁with ▁government ▁arrang ements ▁and ▁with ▁human ▁rights . ▁ ▁The ▁Isra eli ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁President ▁Ah aron ▁Bar ak ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁Basic ▁La ws ▁should ▁be ▁considered ▁the ▁state ' s ▁constitution , ▁and ▁that ▁became ▁the ▁common ▁approach ▁throughout ▁his ▁ten ure ▁( 1 9 9 5 - 2 0 0 6 ). ▁O pp on ents ▁of ▁this ▁approach ▁include ▁Bar ak ' s ▁colle ague , ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁M ish ael ▁Ch es hin . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Israel ' s ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁independence ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁a ▁constitu ent ▁assembly ▁should ▁have ▁prepared ▁a ▁constitution ▁by ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁The ▁delay ▁and ▁the ▁event ual ▁decision ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁legisl ate ▁a ▁constitution ▁chapter ▁by ▁chapter , ▁resulted ▁primarily ▁from ▁the ▁in ability ▁of ▁different ▁groups ▁in ▁Isra eli ▁society ▁to ▁agree ▁on ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁on ▁the ▁state ' s ▁identity , ▁and ▁on ▁a ▁long - term ▁vision . ▁Another ▁factor ▁was ▁the ▁opposition ▁of ▁David ▁Ben - G ur ion ▁( Pr ime ▁Minister ▁ 1 9 4 8 - 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 6 3 ). ▁ ▁Vari ous