Yisrael Beiteinu Accuses Likud of Running Disinformation Website
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
The Yisrael Beiteinu party has petitioned Israel's Central Elections Committee to shut down an anonymous website spreading defamatory information about its leader, Avigdor Lieberman, and his family. The party alleges the Likud party is behind the "black propaganda" campaign, citing anonymous Russian-language SMS messages linking to the site. Yisrael Beiteinu has demanded Likud cease the campaign, remove the content, and reveal those responsible.
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- Yisrael Beiteinu petitioned the Central Elections Committee to remove an anonymous website targeting Avigdor Lieberman.
- The party claims the Likud party is responsible for the "black propaganda" campaign.
- Anonymous Russian-language SMS messages linked to the defamatory website.
- The website contains false and slanderous information about Lieberman and his family.
- Yisrael Beiteinu demands the immediate cessation of the campaign and disclosure of those involved.
The Yisrael Beiteinu party has filed a petition with the Central Elections Committee demanding the immediate removal of an anonymous website containing defamatory information about its leader, Avigdor Lieberman, and his family. The party also seeks to identify those responsible for the "black propaganda" campaign.
Yisrael Beiteinu claims that information obtained by the party indicates a connection between the anonymous smear campaign and the Likud party. Previously, Yisrael Beiteinu had filed complaints with the police and the Central Elections Committee regarding mass anonymous SMS messages in Russian. These messages linked to a professionally designed website featuring extensive "false and slanderous information against the head of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, Knesset Member Avigdor Lieberman, and his family," according to a party statement.
The anonymous website, which hosts numerous materials in Russian, does not disclose its creators or funders. However, representatives of the company that sent the SMS messages suggested they were sent on behalf of the Likud party. Consequently, Yisrael Beiteinu sent a letter to Likud demanding an immediate halt to the SMS distribution, removal of website content, disclosure of those responsible for the campaign, and clarification of Likud's involvement. As these demands were not met by the specified deadline, Yisrael Beiteinu escalated the matter to the Central Elections Committee.
