18. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate?

'Candidates do not have the right to an independent campaign for election to the Knesset election. Party groups and candidate lists nominate their candidate for the post and incur expenses in promoting that individual?s candidacy. Candidates, however, run independent campaigns within their party primaries. The Law limits the total amount that may be contributed to an individual?s campaign in the primaries' (Source: Levush, Ruth (2009) Campaign Finance: Israel. Library of Congress (available at http://www.loc.gov/law/help/campaign-finance/israel.php 2011-08-21))

Applies to primary elections. Only parties are allowed to run in national elections, candidates may only run individual campaigns in intra-party races.