Fake Election Signs Targeting Ra'am Linked to Channel 14 Owners
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Fake election signs featuring Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas with an LGBTQ+ flag were displayed on billboards linked to Channel 14 owners. The signs, which appeared in central Israel and were removed within two days, violated election laws by not disclosing their funding. The billboard companies claim the advertiser misled them.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Fake election signs showing Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas with an LGBTQ+ flag were displayed.
- The signs were linked to companies associated with the owners of Channel 14.
- Three billboards were erected in central Israel and removed within two days.
- The advertisements failed to disclose their funding source, violating election laws.
- The billboard companies stated they were misled by the advertiser.
Fake election signs depicting Ra'am party chairman Mansour Abbas against a backdrop of a LGBTQ+ flag were displayed on billboards belonging to companies associated with the owners of Channel 14. Three such signs, presented as part of an official Ra'am campaign, were erected in central Israel on Thursday and removed on Sunday. The advertisements did not disclose their funding source, violating election propaganda laws.
The signs were put up by a company controlled by the Mirilashvili family and another company owned by the son of a partner in the first company. In response, the billboard companies stated that the advertiser misled them and disappeared, and that the Mirilashvilis were not involved.