Yisrael Beiteinu Files Police Complaint Over Anonymous Smear Campaign Against Lieberman
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
The Yisrael Beiteinu party filed a complaint with the police and the Central Elections Committee on Monday regarding a defamation campaign against its chairman, MK Avigdor Lieberman. Anonymous SMS messages in Russian, containing offensive content about Lieberman and his family, were widely distributed. The party is demanding an immediate investigation to identify those responsible and their funding sources.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Yisrael Beiteinu filed a police complaint and appealed to the Central Elections Committee.
- The complaint concerns a defamation campaign against party chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman.
- Anonymous SMS messages in Russian with offensive content were distributed.
- The messages targeted Lieberman and his family.
- The party demands an investigation into the campaign's perpetrators and funding.
The Yisrael Beiteinu party has filed a complaint with the police and appealed to the Central Elections Committee following what it described as a severe defamation campaign targeting its chairman, MK Avigdor Lieberman. The party is demanding an immediate investigation to uncover the individuals behind the campaign and its funding sources.
According to the party's statement, anonymous SMS messages in Russian have been widely distributed in recent days among Russian-speaking Israelis. These messages reportedly contained links to a dedicated website featuring false, slanderous, and offensive content against Lieberman and his family.
In response to the distribution of these messages, Yisrael Beiteinu decided to take legal action. They submitted a formal complaint to the Israel Police and simultaneously approached the Elections Committee, urging a thorough investigation to identify those responsible for disseminating the offensive content and bring them to justice, thereby ending the smear campaign against their party leader.
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