Likud Election Campaign Video Features Yeshiva Students Who Thought Event Was State-Sponsored
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
A video of Tavor pre-military academy students dancing with Prime Minister Netanyahu was used in the Likud's election campaign, though students believed the event was state-sponsored. Opposition leader Yair Lapid was invited late and declined. Mock election results at the academy showed over 60% support for opposition parties. The academy was previously led by current Minister Chaim Shikli.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A video of Tavor academy students with PM Netanyahu was used in the Likud campaign, misleading students about the event's nature.
- Students believed the Knesset event was state-sponsored, not a political campaign activity.
- Opposition leader Yair Lapid received a late invitation and declined to attend.
- Mock election results at the academy showed over 60% support for opposition parties.
- The Tavor academy was previously led by Minister Chaim Shikli.
A video showing students from the Tavor pre-military academy dancing and singing around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana has become part of the Likud party's election campaign. The students reportedly believed they were attending a state event, not one intended for political campaigning. The video was filmed during a Torah study event on Hoshana Rabbah in the Knesset's sukkah, which included IDF wounded, heads of the Shin Bet and Mossad, and students from the Tavor academy. The footage, shared on Netanyahu's Instagram, shows the students dancing and singing around the Prime Minister and Ohana. Opposition leader Yair Lapid stated he was invited to the same event via a WhatsApp message from Ohana only around 2 PM on the day of the event, and declined, believing it was a purely formal invitation. It later emerged that the Knesset event footage was used for the Likud campaign. Tavor academy members explained that the students attended the Knesset sukkah under the impression it was a state occasion, not a campaign event. However, results from a mock vote held at the Tavor academy indicated significant support for parties led by Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Lieberman, and Yair Golan, with over 60% of students voting for Yisrael Beiteinu or the Democrats. The Tavor academy was previously led by Minister of Diaspora Affairs Chaim Shikli before he entered politics.
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