Politics
Israel Orders Shin Bet Investigation Into Election Interference As Parties Clash
i24 News · 2 hours ago · Read the Full Story on i24 News
AI SUMMARY
The Israeli Central Elections Committee has ordered a Shin Bet investigation into suspected foreign funding and election bribery amid political fallout and denials from Qatar and domestic parties.
- Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg instructed Shin Bet head David Zini to investigate suspected foreign funding and election bribery involving foreign entities.
- Qatar categorically denied allegations of interfering in Israeli elections or funding activities to influence the outcome, calling the accusations ridiculous and dangerous.
- Ra'am Chairman Mansour Abbas welcomed the investigation, stated his party has no connection to the matter, and pledged full cooperation with law enforcement authorities.
- President Isaac Herzog stated that the allegations must be fully investigated while warning against tarnishing the entire community that exercised its right to vote.
- Yashar Party Chairman Gadi Eisenkot called foreign involvement unacceptable and grave, urging the Shin Bet to conduct an immediate and impartial investigation.
- Balad Chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh dismissed Likud's claims as a racist blood libel concocted by the losing side.
- Democrats Party leader Yair Golan accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of suffering a crushing democratic defeat and launching an ugly campaign of delegitimization.
- The Likud Party claimed the elections were stolen and demanded a Shin Bet investigation into the Ra'am Party for fraud, though the election committee stated its probe is unrelated to Likud's claims.
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