Smotrich Campaigns at Hesder Yeshivas, Sparking Legal Concerns
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Minister Bezalel Smotrich toured six Hesder yeshivas, where many students are active-duty soldiers, for campaign activities. Legal experts suggest this may violate election law, which prohibits soldiers from participating in political campaigning. The Religious Zionism party announced the tour, which included a propaganda video and a "phone command center."
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- Minister Bezalel Smotrich visited six Hesder yeshivas for campaign activities.
- Legal experts believe Smotrich's tour may violate election law.
- The law prohibits active-duty soldiers from participating in political campaigning.
- The tour included a propaganda video and a "phone command center."
- The Religious Zionism party announced the "Yeshiva Tour" on Monday.
Minister and Religious Zionism party chairman Bezalel Smotrich conducted a campaign tour this week, visiting at least six Hesder yeshivas where many students are active-duty soldiers. The tour, which included a propaganda video featuring the head of the Ramat Gan Hesder Yeshiva and the establishment of a "phone command center" at another yeshiva, may violate election law. Legal experts believe that using state-funded educational institutions with a student body of soldiers for party political activities raises significant legal difficulties, as the law prohibits soldiers from participating in campaigning.
The Religious Zionism party announced Smotrich's "Yeshiva Tour" on Monday, stating that he met with "thousands of students from the sector's yeshivas."
