Elections Chief Sohlberg Orders Shin Bet Probe Into Suspected Election Interference
Sohlberg ordered Shin Bet to examine suspected Qatari funding and election bribery after receiving classified intelligence described as exceptionally grave.
- 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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The Central Election Committee has asked the internal security agency Shin Bet to initiate an investigation into the allegations of foreign interference in the elections. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud has accused Qatar of having provided funding to increase participation in the Arab community of Israel. His coalition’s allies have joined this complaint and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has demanded that Shin Bet stop the…
JERUSALÉN. – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, claimed to investigate alleged foreign interference in Tuesday’s legislative elections, amid allegations of fraud against Arab parties, which obtained historical representation. Qatar denied having intervened in the elections, while the electoral authorities claimed that, for the time being, there were no signs of systematic irregulari…
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