ABSTRACT: The research paper analysed all legal norms related to the abolition of political parties in Israel until the second decade of the 21st century, as well as examining several of the most significant cases of attempted abolition throughout the history of this state. In the time of the prohibition of the List of Socialists, the institutions were alerted as the state was often in conflict with its neighbours. In the period after the Oslo Accord, the growth of Jewish right-wing religious influence became a challenge from within society to the democratic foundation of the state of Israel. When political conditions in the state were stable, the threshold of tolerance towards parties whose policies were hostile to the state and society increased. A stable political situation allows many political options to advocate their policies if they do not actually threaten the state.

KEYWORDS: Israel, Supreme Court of Israel, Central Election Commission, political parties

SUMMARY: The authors focused in the paper on the mechanism and cause for the banning of political parties in Israel from 1948 until 2019. The ability to restrict political freedoms in Israel is complicated and leaves the competent authorities with much room for action. Existing legislation foresees removing an unwanted political party practically at all levels, regardless of how established it is. If an oversight is made at the beginning of the political life of a non-democratic party and the competent authority registers it, the party may later be denied participation in elections or banned outright. The authors analyse the banning of both Jewish and Arab political parties from the 1960s until the 2010s. In the time of the prohibition of the List of Socialists, the institutions were alerted as the state was often in conflict with its neighbors. In the period after the Oslo Accord, the growth of the Jewish right-wing religious influence became a challenge from within society to the democratic foundation of the state of Israel. During the period of stability of both political and security conditions, we could see higher tolerance towards political parties that threaten the state with their policies.