A bill prohibiting Israeli civil servants from participating in any political activity was introduced in Parliament. The measure is evidently intended to keep civil servants out of next summer’s national election campaign.
Civil servants, under the draft, would be prohibited from organizing public demon strations or from soliciting or receiving funds for purposes other than the State treasury. They would also be prohibited from criticizing the Government in press conferences, in press interviews or in print.
The bill would also strengthen general civil service procedures by establishing a civil service board and making it mandatory that no appointment to a vacancy in a government post be made before there had been public announcement of the vacancy.
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