Four More Arrested in Election Bribery Probe as Likud Seeks Revotes at Arab Polling S
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Shin Bet's investigation of Doha's alleged funding denounced by Netanyahu: in prison also three school principals, exponents of Raíam, accused of having paid some voters. Completed scrutinio, Likud gains a seat but remains the stalemate. The article "Qatar behind the Arab parties" comes from The Truth.
Israel Election Results Row: 7 arrested in Qatari vote-buying scandal linked to Arab Ra’am Party as probe intensifies
NEW DELHI: In the immediate aftermath of Israel’s general elections, a major political controversy has emerged following allegations of foreign interference and local vote-buying. Israeli law enforcement and intelligence agencies have launched dual probes into an alleged scheme linking Qatari funding to Mansour Abbas’s United Arab List (Ra’am) party. With seven detentions carried out—including local school administrators—political tensions have …
Four more arrested in election bribery probe as Likud seeks revotes at Arab polling s
Three school principals among latest suspects detained in alleged vote-buying scheme linked to support for Ra'am; Netanyahu's party prepares legal challenge to results at polling stations it says were compromised
Benjamin Netanyahu is facing an election result that threatens his political survival, and Qatar is once again in his sights. The strong presence of Arab parties in the October 27 elections upset the calculations of the right-wing coalition, which fell short of a parliamentary majority. Instead of negotiations to form a government, however, the post-election debate is dominated by allegations of foreign money, vote buying and secret interference…
As has long been the case, the Israeli parliamentary elections ended in a stalemate. But the big surprise was the scandal of alleged vote-buying.
Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc won 53 deputies in the legislative elections in Israel, eight under the absolute majority. Arab parties achieved a record 19-place result, while allegations of foreign interference motivate an investigation by the internal security service
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