Religious Zionism Accuses Minister Eliyahu of Spreading Lies About Smotrich
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
The Religious Zionism party accused Minister Amichai Eliyahu of Otzma Yehudit of orchestrating a false SMS campaign against party chairman Bezalel Smotrich. The messages falsely claimed Smotrich allied with Shas and blocked appointments for Religious Zionism members. This revelation came after an election committee investigation into anonymous political messages. Prime Minister Netanyahu also criticized Otzma Yehudit's digital tactics, though without providing evidence.
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- Religious Zionism accuses Minister Amichai Eliyahu of spreading false SMS messages about Bezalel Smotrich.
- The false messages alleged Smotrich allied with Shas and blocked appointments for Religious Zionism members.
- The "Communities Rabbis Association," led by Eliyahu, is identified as the distributor of the messages.
- An election committee directive enabled the identification of the message senders.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu also criticized Otzma Yehudit's digital disinformation tactics.
- Religious Zionism cited a previous incident involving Otzma Yehudit and a bot network.
The Religious Zionism party claims that Minister Amichai Eliyahu of the Otzma Yehudit party is responsible for spreading false SMS messages targeting party chairman Bezalel Smotrich. The messages alleged that Smotrich collaborated with the Shas party and blocked appointments of many Religious Zionism members to city rabbi positions. Religious Zionism stated that the "Communities Rabbis Association," headed by Eliyahu, distributed these anonymous SMS messages. The party revealed this after an election committee directive allowed investigation into the senders of political messages, uncovering the identity of those responsible. Religious Zionism also pointed to a previous incident where the "Fake Reporter" organization exposed a bot network allegedly run by Otzma Yehudit, which attacked other parties within the national camp. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also commented on the use of digital tools by Otzma Yehudit members to spread falsehoods, specifically mentioning a "Push" system funded by Itamar Ben-Gvir, suggesting his people work for whoever pays them. However, the article notes that Netanyahu's claim was not supported by evidence presented in the report.
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