Eisenkot Warns Netanyahu Against Using Foreign Interference Claims to Delay Election Results
- On Thursday, opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of using foreign interference allegations to undermine election results and delay the 26th Knesset inauguration.
- Following Arab parties' strong showing in Tuesday's vote, Shin Bet domestic intelligence chief David Zini requested a confidential meeting Wednesday with Central Elections Committee chairman Judge Noam Sohlberg regarding suspected foreign interference.
- While Likud accused Arab parties of electoral fraud, claiming the vote was "stolen by Arab parties that support terrorism and the destruction of the Jewish state," election officials and The Arab Balad party denied wrongdoing.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned against "bringing an entire community into disrepute," while Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi called for postponing parliament's opening session until investigations conclude.
- Rival blocs struggle to secure the 61-seat majority needed to form a government, with official results due November 4 and the 120-seat Knesset due to convene by November 10.
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In Israel, the leader of the opposition bloc and the Yashar party, former head of Genstab of the Gadi Aysenkot army, believes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is using an investigation into possible foreign interference in parliamentary elections to delay the announcement of their results, writing The Times of Israel.
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Eisenkot warns Netanyahu against using foreign interference claims to delay election results
In a post on X, Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, called for an impartial and thorough investigation into suspicions of foreign involvement in the elections, while cautioning against exploiting unverified allegations to question the legitimacy of the results.
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Eisenkot warns Netanyahu against using foreign interference claims to delay election results - The Tribune
In a post on X, Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, called for an impartial and thorough investigation into suspicions of foreign involvement in the elections, while cautioning against exploiting unverified allegations to question the legitimacy of the results.
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