Eisenkot's Party Mails Fake Draft Notices; Likud Petitions Election Committee
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Gadi Eisenkot's Yisrael! party sent hundreds of thousands of letters resembling IDF draft notices to voters, urging them to vote on October 27 to prevent extended military service. The Likud party petitioned the Central Elections Committee, claiming the mail deceives voters and misuses IDF symbols. A recipient's mother shared her distress online about her son receiving the fake draft notice.
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- Gadi Eisenkot's Yisrael! party sent hundreds of thousands of fake IDF draft notices to voters.
- The letters urged recipients to vote on October 27 to prevent extended military service.
- The Likud party petitioned the Central Elections Committee against Eisenkot's party.
- Likud claims the mail deceives voters and improperly uses IDF symbols.
- The party stated the mailing aims to warn against a "draft-dodging government."
- One recipient's mother shared her distress on social media about the fake notice.
The Yisrael! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, has distributed hundreds of thousands of letters to voters that mimic IDF draft notices. These letters, designed to look like official military summonses, call on recipients to "report for four years of compulsory service" by October 26, 2026. The envelopes are marked with "Israel Defense Forces," "Tel HaShomer Recruitment Center," and "Order 8," with the addition "Submitted by the Yisrael! Party with Eisenkot."
The party stated that the mailing aims to warn against a "draft-dodging government" and urges young people to vote to prevent extended compulsory and reserve service. The "order" calls for people to "report to the ballot box on October 27" to prevent further mass evasion of service. Yisrael! pledges to work for universal service from the outset of the next government, framing it as a commitment to the younger generation and the nation.
The Likud party has filed a petition with the Central Elections Committee against Eisenkot and Yisrael!, arguing that the letters "appear to be mail from the Israel Defense Forces" and create an "identity with the IDF through deception." Likud's legal counsel, Ilan Bombach, contends that the campaign material improperly uses IDF symbols and characteristics, falsely equating the party with the military and frightening recipients into believing a real emergency draft order awaits them.
Likud asserts that the mailing violates election laws prohibiting the use of IDF symbols for political propaganda and the use of public assets for campaigning. One recipient's mother shared on social media that her 18-year-old son, due to be drafted in January, received the letter, expressing distress and shock at the deceptive tactic.
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