Lieberman Files Police Complaint Over Russian SMS Smear Campaign
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
The Yisrael Beiteinu party filed a police complaint and appealed to the Central Elections Committee over a smear campaign targeting its chairman, Avigdor Lieberman. Anonymous Russian-language SMS messages were sent to Russian-speaking Israelis, linking to a website with defamatory content about Lieberman's career and family. The party is demanding an investigation into the source and funding of the campaign.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Yisrael Beiteinu filed a police complaint and appealed to the Central Elections Committee.
- The complaint targets a smear campaign against party chairman Avigdor Lieberman.
- Anonymous Russian-language SMS messages were sent to Russian-speaking Israelis.
- The messages linked to a website with defamatory content about Lieberman's career and family.
- The party demands an investigation into the campaign's source and funding.
The Yisrael Beiteinu party has filed a complaint with the police and appealed to the Central Elections Committee following a smear campaign targeting its chairman, MK Avigdor Lieberman. The party alleges that in recent days, Russian-language SMS messages have been widely distributed from anonymous phone numbers to Russian-speaking Israelis. These messages reportedly link to a dedicated website containing content designed to harm Lieberman and his family, under the heading "Career, Family, and Criminality." The messages ask recipients, "How can a person with such a reputation think about the role of prime minister of Israel?"
Yisrael Beiteinu claims these publications are false, defamatory, and offensive, intended to damage the party chairman's reputation. In response to the message distribution, the party has formally requested authorities investigate the matter. The complaint submitted to the police and the appeal to the Central Elections Committee demand an investigation into the dissemination of the messages, identification of the individuals behind the campaign, and disclosure of its funding sources.
