Shin Bet Scrambles to Remove Likud Registration Page from Government Site

A late-night drama unfolded concerning the Likud party's Rosh Hashanah event registration, which appeared on a government website under the gov.il domain. The 'Economic Unit' association filed a petition with the Central Elections Committee Chairman, Judge Noam Sohlberg, arguing that using a government site for a party event and collecting personal data, including ID numbers, violated election law. The Prime Minister's Office initially claimed the site was for security purposes and had been removed. However, the association found the page still active and re-approached Sohlberg.

Around 2:00 AM, the judge ordered the state to respond. The state admitted that "professional elements" had not removed the registration link and that a "standby operative" was immediately dispatched to security agencies. The page was reportedly removed successfully by 1:45 AM. A Shin Bet official, using the pseudonym 'Amit', submitted an affidavit on the matter, and the Shin Bet is expected to review the incident.

Sohlberg dismissed the petition after the site was removed, without awarding costs to the Likud. The Shin Bet stated that its actions are part of its legal mandate to secure the Prime Minister and that all operations are conducted under its statutory authority. The agency confirmed that the issues raised in the petition would be examined.