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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Less than two days after the closing of the seats, Israel is the time of the negotiations and the poisons. In a context full of unknowns and pitfalls. Yesterday, with advanced scrutiny, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the extreme right forces had launched accusations of electoral fraud against the Arab parties, true revelation of these [...] The article Israel, the right speaks of "brogli" and the Commission asks to investigate the alleged interfer…
A surprisingly strong result of Arab parties could change the relationship of forces in the Knesset. The Likud party is under foreign influence. Meanwhile, police and electoral commission see no evidence of manipulation.
Israel’s Election Chief Orders Urgent Shin Bet Probe Into Suspected Foreign Interference and Vote Buying
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Solberg has instructed Shin Bet Director David Zini to urgently investigate serious allegations of foreign interference in Israel’s 26th Knesset elections, including suspected foreign funding and vote buying aimed at influencing the election results. The extraordinary directive came after Zini presented Solberg with information described as […]
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