Elections Chief Sohlberg Orders Shin Bet Probe Into Suspected Election Interference
- Central Elections Committee head Noam Sohlberg asked Shin Bet Director David Zini to investigate suspected foreign funding and interference in Tuesday’s parliamentary election, requesting findings within a week.
- Likud accused Arab parties of election-related fraud, including vote-buying and threats, but did not establish a connection between those claims and the alleged foreign interference.
- Police reported that election-integrity incidents fell by nearly 40% compared with the previous election.
- The inconclusive election results left neither major bloc with a majority, while predominantly Arab parties were projected to win up to 19 Knesset seats and could influence government formation.
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Israel probes alleged Qatari election meddling in Arab vote as Netanyahu claims election ‘stolen’
Elections officials said the allegations did not indicate widespread fraud and would not invalidate the election, and opposition parties accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to delegitimize an election he lost.
Israel investigates foreign interference in elections. Likud accuses Arab parties of election theft.
The Shin Bet, the Israeli internal security service, investigates a possible "foreign interference" in Tuesday's legislative elections. Suspect points to the...
Did Qatar funnel large sums to influence the Israeli elections? The electoral commission has ordered the security service to urgently investigate the allegations, which are said to have a 'solid basis'.
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