Elections Chief Sohlberg Orders Shin Bet Probe Into Suspected Election Interference
Sohlberg said the agency should determine whether foreign actors used funding to sway the vote, as police said election fraud claims lacked evidence.
- On Thursday, Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg instructed Shin Bet Chief David Zini to investigate serious allegations of foreign funding and interference in Tuesday's parliamentary election.
- The investigation follows a politically inconclusive election where neither Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc nor his rivals secured the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-member Knesset.
- Likud officials, citing 1,183 complaints of suspected bribery, violence and prohibited software, accused Arab parties of manipulating the election and demanded a thorough investigation into the alleged theft.
- Police officials rejected these claims, stating they found no evidence of widespread irregularities and noting that election-related incidents fell by nearly 40% compared with the previous vote.
- Sohlberg requested that the Israel Security Agency present findings within the coming week, emphasizing the probe is essential to safeguard democratic integrity and ensure public trust in the electoral process.
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berlingske.dkJudge Noam Sohlberg has become aware of suspicions of foreign funding against Israeli interests.
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NettavisenThe head of Israel's election commission is asking the Shin Bet intelligence agency to investigate alleged foreign interference in the country's elections.
The President of the Israeli Central Security Commission, Noam Solberg, requested the head of the General Security Service, Shin Beth, David Zini, to investigate allegations of interference from abroad in the parliamentary elections on 27 October, I24.
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