67. Are there provisions for conflict of interests for candidates and/or elected officials?

"A Knesset Member shall not engage in any business or any other occupation, except for voluntary and unpaid work."

Source: Article 13a(a), Knesset Members Immunity, Rights and Duties Law, 1951.

"A Member of the Knesset ... shall refrain from the possibility of conflict of interests, and in all cases of conflict between the general good and a personal will prefer the common good."

Source: Article 1a. Knesset Regulations.

"In its deliberations as aforesaid ... [On trips abroad that are not funded by the Knesset], the Ethics Committee shall consider mainly concerns of the conflict of interest."

Source: Article 14a(c). Knesset Regulations.

"The committee sees fit to clarify that, as a rule, a member of the Knesset must refrain from managing discussion dealing with his relative.. In this context it should be emphasized that proper "disclosure" does not mean A license to act in a conflict of interests."

Source: Article 1a. Knesset Regulations, p. 244.

"The Ethics Committee believes that additional employment as an attorney, even without Compensation... creates a fear of conflict of interest... and therefore the provision of the Immunity Law Which prohibits occupationapplies."

Source: Article 1a. Knesset Regulations, p. 248.

"Members of the Knesset are not allowed to enter into a contract with a body and to participate regularly and continuously in television, Radio, or other media programs... This format is liable to create a significant commitment of the Knesset Member to the media."

Source: Article 1a. Knesset Regulations, p. 254.

"There is an impediment to obtaining any financing from a business entity, whether a member the Knesset is invited as a lecturer or is invited as a participant who is not a lecturer, due to the fear... to create a conflict of interest and harm the dignity of the Knesset."

Source: Article 1a. Knesset Regulations, p. 271.

The Knesset Regulations provide that a Member of the Knesset must avoid a conflict of interest. This is reflected in a number of practical requirements that appear in this document. In addition, a member of the Knesset is prohibited from engaging in another occupation (except for exceptional cases).