Elections Committee Denies Concrete Threats of Pre-Election Attacks
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Adv. Dean Livneh, acting director-general of the Central Elections Committee, stated the committee has not received concrete warnings of pre-election attacks. His comments countered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claims of specific threats from "our enemies." Livneh affirmed that elections will proceed unless the Knesset votes to postpone them with an 80-seat majority.
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- Elections Committee has not been updated on concrete pre-election attack warnings.
- Acting Director-General Dean Livneh contradicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statements.
- Livneh stated elections will proceed unless Knesset postpones them with an 80-vote majority.
- The committee's role is to be prepared for elections.
- Livneh declined to reveal intelligence information.
Adv. Dean Livneh, the acting director-general of the Central Elections Committee, stated that the committee has not been updated on any concrete warnings of potential attacks by "our enemies" ahead of elections. Livneh's remarks at a conference hosted by ynet and Yediot Ahronot directly contradicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's assertion that specific threats exist. "I will not reveal intelligence. We have not been updated on concrete warnings," Livneh said. He emphasized that the committee's role is to be prepared and that the elections will proceed as scheduled unless the Knesset decides otherwise with an 80-vote majority to postpone them. The committee is responsible for ensuring the elections are held, regardless of external security assessments.
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