13. Is there a ban on donations from any other source?
Israel
Article 5: 'Every Israel national of or over the age of eighteen years shall have the right to vote in elections to the Knesset unless a court has deprived him of that right by virtue of any Law; the Elections Law shall determine the time at which a person shall be considered to be eighteen years of age for the purpose of the exercise of the right to vote in elections to the Knesset.' (Source: Basic Law, the Knesset, 1958)
Section 8, Clause d1 (page 6): 'A party group or candidates' list shall not receive contributions other than from a voter within its meaning in the Elections Law.'Section 8B (page 6): '(a) Any such contribution to a cultural or educational enterprise of a party group, or of a body connected with a party group (hereinafter - cultural enterprise), which serves an educational or cultural purpose, as the case may be, shall not be regarded as a contribution within the meaning of section 8, subject to the provisions of subsection (c).(b) Where the State Comptroller determined that an expense incurred by acultural enterprise was used to finance election propaganda or party activity, the expense incurred shall be considered an incurred expense of the party group.(c) Where the State Comptroller determined as aforesaid in subsection(b) and subsequently determined that the cultural enterprise again incurredan expense as aforesaid, the expense shall be regarded a contribution, and the State Comptroller may rule that the contribution is a prohibitedcontribution pursuant to section 8 and the provisions of subsection (a) shallnot apply to the cultural enterprise.' (Source: Political Parties Financing Law 5733-1973, 1973)
Minors are de facto not allowed to contribute as only voters may give donations. If a so called 'cultural enterprise' of a party group (or of a body connected with a party group) incurs expenses which are used for election propaganda or party activity more than once, the expense may be regarded a prohibited contribution.
