Affidavit

In Israeli procedure, a tatzhir is a formal factual declaration made after the declarant is warned to tell the truth and about the legal consequences of a false declaration. The Ministry of Justice's published affidavit form records identification, the warning, confirmation of the statement and the declarant's signature. A notary is not required for every affidavit: an advocate or another person authorised for the procedure may be able to certify it.

The declarant remains responsible for the facts. Certification records the act performed; it does not mean the certifier independently investigated every factual assertion. An affidavit is also different from a power of attorney: it states facts rather than granting authority to act for someone else.

Before signing, obtain the court's or receiving authority's required form and ask who must certify it. If notarial certification is required, confirm the personal-appearance arrangements with the notary. An electronic notarial certificate does not turn that act into video notarisation. For use abroad, translation and any required apostille are separate questions; an ordinary advocate-certified statement should not be assumed to follow the same court-apostille route as an Israeli notarial certificate.