Election Committee Orders Likud to Remove Controversial Campaign Signs
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
The Election Committee chairman ordered the Likud party to remove campaign signs featuring opposition leaders alongside Arab lawmakers, following a complaint that they were misleading. The "Yashar!" party had demanded the removal of billboards using their colors and leader's image without clear identification. Meanwhile, IDF soldiers began voting for the 26th Knesset elections on Wednesday at hundreds of military polling stations across Israel and abroad, ahead of the general election on October 27.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Election Committee Chairman Noam Sohlberg ordered Likud to remove campaign signs featuring opposition leaders.
- The "Yashar!" party complained the signs were misleading and violated election propaganda rules.
- IDF soldiers began voting on Wednesday for the 26th Knesset elections at hundreds of polling stations.
- Over seven million eligible voters are expected to participate in the general election on October 27.
- Final election results are expected to be published by November 4.
The Chairman of the Election Committee, Noam Sohlberg, has ordered the Likud party to remove all campaign signs displaying the "change bloc" leaders alongside MK Abbas and MK Tibi. The directive came after the "Yashar!" party filed a complaint, arguing the signs violated election propaganda regulations. Sohlberg stated that the signage could create a misleading impression of a potential political connection between the "Yashar!" list and others it is not associated with.
The "Yashar!" party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, had previously sent an urgent warning letter to Likud's legal advisor, Ilan Bombach, demanding the immediate removal of billboards in Jerusalem and other locations. Their lawyers, Uri Heberman and Adi Marinberg, claimed the campaign used the party's colors and Eisenkot's image alongside other politicians, with Arabic-only text and no Hebrew identification, which they argued was a deliberate attempt to mislead voters and a violation of transparency laws. The party had set an ultimatum for the signs' removal and a public clarification that the ads were published by Likud.
Separately, IDF soldiers and security personnel began voting on Wednesday for the 26th Knesset elections. Hundreds of military and mobile polling stations opened on bases, outposts, and in combat zones, both within Israel and abroad, ahead of the general election day on Tuesday, October 27. The voting process for service members uses a double-envelope system to prevent duplicate voting. IDF Elections Officer Col. Vered Ben Yehuda emphasized that the system is in place to ensure a proper, secret, and equitable process for all forces, including those engaged in operational activity.
The opening of military polling stations marks the first stage of the national election process. Over seven million eligible voters are expected to participate in more than 12,000 polling stations nationwide. Final results are anticipated by November 4.
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