Election Committee Orders Ben-Gvir to Remove Campaign Video
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
The Chairman of the Election Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, ordered National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and his party to remove a video posted on Sunday. The decision followed a petition from the Movement for Quality of Government, which claimed the video used public resources for election campaigning. Sohlberg found the video similar to a previously removed one and issued an interim order for its immediate deletion.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Election Committee Chairman Noam Sohlberg ordered Itamar Ben-Gvir to remove a video.
- The video was filmed during a prison visit and used for campaign purposes, according to a petition.
- The Movement for Quality of Government filed the petition against Ben-Gvir and Otzma Yehudit.
- Sohlberg cited the video's similarity to a previously removed one.
- The order was issued as an interim measure on Sunday.
The Chairman of the Election Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, issued an interim order on Sunday for National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the "Otzma Yehudit" party to immediately remove a video posted earlier that day. The video, filmed during a visit to a southern prison about a month prior, shows Ben-Gvir confronting inmates from a cell that attempted to assassinate him and harm his family.
The order came in response to a petition filed by the Movement for Quality of Government, which argued that the video constituted the use of public assets for election campaign purposes. Sohlberg determined that the video was similar to one previously removed a week and a half earlier and mandated its immediate removal.
In the video, Ben-Gvir states that 11 attempts have been made on his life, crediting divine intervention and security forces for his survival. He recounts facing the inmates, telling them, "You tried to murder me, to harm my family, my country, and my people. But look where you are today and where I am." He reiterated his commitment to enacting a death penalty law for terrorists and ensuring harsh prison conditions for them.
Sohlberg's full statement noted the similarity to a prior removed video and ordered the removal of the current one as an interim measure pending further decisions.
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