Israel Election Chief Orders Minister Ben-Gvir to Remove Prison Video
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
Israel's Central Elections Committee head, Judge Noam Sohlberg, ordered National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to remove a video posted from inside a prison on Wednesday. The order alleges the video violated a ban on using public property for election propaganda. The decision came after a petition from the Movement for Quality of Government in Israel, and Ben-Gvir has until Tuesday to respond.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israel's Elections Committee head ordered Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to remove a prison video.
- The video is suspected of violating a ban on using public property for election propaganda.
- The order followed a petition by the Movement for Quality of Government in Israel.
- The committee head cited similarities to a previously removed video.
- Ben-Gvir has until Tuesday to respond to the petition.
Israel's Central Elections Committee head, Judge Noam Sohlberg, ordered National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Wednesday to remove a video the minister posted that morning from inside a prison. The temporary order stems from suspicions that Ben-Gvir violated a ban on using public property for election propaganda.
The video shows Ben-Gvir visiting a prison, speaking with two inmates in their cells about their attempts to harm him and his actions within the prison service. The video also included a caption discussing similar topics.
The decision followed a petition by the Movement for Quality of Government in Israel, which argued the video breached the prohibition on using public property for election campaigning, as stipulated by election law.
Sohlberg noted that the video, at first glance, appeared similar in significant ways to a previous video removed about a week and a half ago, which also featured Ben-Gvir speaking with a convicted inmate. The similarities included election propaganda content in the minister's statements and the accompanying caption, as well as the use of public property like the prison building and access to inmates. He added that blurring the faces of prisoners and guards did not negate these issues.
Consequently, the Elections Committee head ordered the video's removal pending a final decision. The petition was filed just hours after the video was published. Deliberations on the petition will continue, with Ben-Gvir given until Tuesday to respond.
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