This funding is primarily directed towards national (Knesset) and municipal election campaigns, as well as the day-to-day operations of party organizations.
[5] Based on data for the 1990s a German study ranked Israel together with Austria, Italy and Japan among the top spenders on party politics.
[6] For the period between 1973 and 1992, Mendilow assumes a relative decline of ongoing expenses as compared to the escalation of campaign spending.
Over time, the outlay for public meetings in Israel has declined, whereas the importance of advertising and media has grown considerably.
[12] "Individual contributions to general elections are permitted as long as they originate from donors who are Israeli citizens and residents above the age of eighteen," provided the donation does not exceed NIS 50,000 and it is not anonymous.
[15] Public law stipulates a variety of rules for the flow of money in politics.