\nThe bill, proposed by MK Avichay Boaron (Likud), stipulates that any leader of a new political party must first pay off the debts of previous parties they were involved with, as a condition for receiving state financing.<\/p>\n
The legislation does not prohibit the formation of new parties. Rather, it mandates that any public funding first be directed toward settling outstanding debts from previous political ventures.<\/p>\n
A Flawed Practice<\/strong> A Lesson from Bennett?<\/strong> The proposed law may also affect other political figures, such as Stav Shaffir and Ehud Barak, whose former parties also owe significant sums to the state.<\/p>\n A new bill would require politicians to settle debts from previous parties before receiving public funding: The legislation could affect Naftali Bennett\u2019s political future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":26304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[6623,6628,3103,6625,3604,6069,6627,6622,6626,6624],"class_list":["post-26302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-avichay-boaron","tag-government-oversight","tag-israeli-politics","tag-knesset-bills","tag-legislation","tag-naftali-bennett","tag-party-debts","tag-party-funding","tag-political-accountability","tag-public-finance-reform"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe bill’s explanatory notes state: \u201cIn recent years, we have witnessed a troubling phenomenon in which parties that fail to win re-election are left with substantial debts\u2014both to the state treasury and to private suppliers\u2014due to mismanagement of funds. In some cases, those who led these indebted parties have attempted to establish new ones without first addressing the outstanding obligations of their former parties.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe two parties previously led by former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett\u2014The Jewish Home and Yamina\u2014have collectively amassed debts totaling approximately 20.5 million shekels. This includes 4 million shekels owed by The Jewish Home and an additional 16.5 million shekels owed by Yamina.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-67.webp\")