Netanyahu Ordered to Remove Campaign Video Filmed at IDF Base
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
The Central Elections Committee ordered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to remove a video from his private accounts that was filmed at an IDF base and contained election propaganda. Judge Noam Sohlberg ruled the video had a dual purpose, allowing it to remain on official government channels but not personal ones. The decision followed a petition arguing the use of public assets for campaigning violated election law. Netanyahu and the Likud party were ordered to pay 2,500 shekels in expenses.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must remove a video from his private accounts filmed at an IDF base.
- The Central Elections Committee ruled the video contained election propaganda and violated election law.
- The video may remain on Netanyahu's official government social media accounts.
- The ruling allows for a distinction between official state messages and private campaign material.
- A legal organization petitioned the committee, citing the use of public assets for campaigning.
- Netanyahu and the Likud party must pay 2,500 shekels in legal expenses.
The Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, has ordered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to remove a video filmed at an Israeli Air Force base from his private social media accounts. Sohlberg ruled that the video contained elements of election propaganda, violating election law which prohibits the use of public assets for campaign purposes.
However, Sohlberg permitted the video to remain on Netanyahu's official government accounts. He determined the video had a dual purpose: conveying an official state security message while also containing campaign material. The judge differentiated between official channels, where a state message is justifiable, and private accounts, where it functions as a candidate's personal promotion.
The video, released about a week prior, shows Netanyahu at an Air Force base with a military aircraft in the background. He discussed security matters, stating, "I am not letting this happen, I will not let this happen" in response to calls for withdrawal from military achievements.
The ruling came after a petition by the Lawyers for Promoting Proper Administration, which argued the video constituted election propaganda using public resources, an IDF base and an Air Force plane, in violation of the law. The committee partially accepted the petition, ordering the video's removal from private accounts and requiring Netanyahu and the Likud party to pay 2,500 shekels in expenses to the petitioner.
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