Elections Chief Sohlberg Orders Shin Bet Probe Into Suspected Election Interference
Sohlberg asked Shin Bet to verify claims of overseas funding and bribery after police said they found no evidence of widespread fraud.
- 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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Israel’s election committee urges probe into alleged Qatari interference
Israel’s Central Elections Committee has called on the Shin Bet chief to investigate allegations of foreign interference in the Knesset elections, including suspected funding and bribery linked to Qatar. FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.
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While uncertainty continues over the formation of a government in Israel following the elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party has accused Turkey and Qatar of interfering in the elections. The party claims that Ankara and Doha funded organizations that increased voter turnout among Arab voters and has called for an investigation into these allegations. Israeli police, however, have stated that they have found no evidence to su…
Israel Election Probe: Qatar & Turkey linked funding under scrutiny
Israel’s Central Elections Committee has ordered the Shin Bet domestic security agency to investigate suspected foreign funding aimed at influencing voter turnout in the Arab sector during the Israel election, with Qatar and Turkey emerging as possible sources of the money. The investigation follows allegations of foreign interference in the Israel election and suspected election bribery, as political tensions continue over the disputed election…
The internal security service would have submitted evidence of their seriousness and extraordinary gravity with regard to foreign interference in the Knesset renewal vote. The article "Soldi from Qatar to Arab parties." Opened an inquiry into Israeli elections comes from The Truth.
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