Israeli Officials Say Elections Won't Be Undermined, and Suspects in Bribery Case Are Freed
Officials said the inquiry will continue, but the certified vote will not be overturned without substantial evidence.
- On Wednesday, President Isaac Herzog will receive certified election results and begin consultations with party leaders to select a candidate capable of forming a coalition government.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saw his parliamentary bloc drop to 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, down from 68, while rival Gadi Eisenkot's bloc won 48 seats and Arab-led parties secured 19.
- On Sunday, a judge ordered the unconditional release of a 38-year-old doctor detained on election-related charges, criticizing Israel Police for failing to substantiate bribery allegations or justify restrictions on his freedom.
- Despite Prime Minister Netanyahu's unproven claims that Arab-led parties 'stole' the election, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg insisted the voting results are valid and clear.
- The Shin Bet security agency continues investigating alleged foreign funding from Qatar, which both the Ra'am party and the Gulf state deny; authorities maintain these probes will not invalidate the election.
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Israel’s Election Dispute Escalates Amid Claims of Foreign Interference
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Benjamin Netanyahu is using the Shin Bet to challenge an election his bloc lost. Shin Bet chief David Zini, whom Netanyahu appointed, is seeking to question four Arab party leaders, including Ra’am’s Mansour Abbas, over alleged foreign-funded interference, and he has presented no evidence. All but one of the agency’s election inquiries began after the results showed Netanyahu’s bloc losing. Election officials exa…
Shin Bet Chief Clashes With Attorney General Over Foreign Election Interference Probe
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A growing confrontation has emerged between Shin Bet chief David Zini, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and the security agency’s own legal adviser over the investigation into suspected foreign interference in Israel’s 26th Knesset elections, with Zini accusing legal officials of delaying efforts to investigate what he described as a major operation involving […]
Israeli Security Chief Warns of $30 Million Foreign Election Bribery Scheme, Raising Questions Over Integrity of Knesset Vote
Israeli Security Chief Warns of $30 Million Foreign Election Bribery Scheme, Raising Questions Over Integrity of Knesset Vote By: Ariella Haviv A potentially far-reaching election interference scandal has intensified in Israel following revelations that Shin Bet Director David Zini warned senior judicial authorities of a suspected foreign-financed operation involving as much as 100 million shekels, approximately $30 million, allegedly intended t…
Israel’s Election Crisis Deepens As Shin Bet And Attorney General Clash Over Arab Lawmakers
A growing confrontation between Israel’s Shin Bet security agency and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara over suspected foreign interference in last week’s elections has intensified political tensions, with opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot warning that the country is approaching a constitutional crisis.
'We will not allow the Arab public's vote to be delegitimized,' the Joint List said on Wednesday, after one of its lawmakers was accused of accepting foreign money before last week's elections. The statement came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on the accusations of foreign interference in the October 27 vote.
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