Election Committee Orders Likud to Remove Anti-Eisenkot Billboards
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
The Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Noam Sohlberg, ordered the Likud party to remove billboards featuring Gadi Eisenkot and other politicians by Friday afternoon. The decision followed a petition from the Yashar party, which claimed the signs were misleading and created a false impression of endorsement. Sohlberg ruled the billboards could deceive the public about political affiliations and that the Arabic text did not clarify the advertiser's identity.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Election Committee Chairman Sohlberg ordered Likud to remove misleading billboards by Friday afternoon.
- The Yashar party petitioned, claiming billboards created a false impression of endorsement.
- Sohlberg ruled the signs could mislead the public about political connections.
- The decision addresses billboards linking Gadi Eisenkot with Arab parties.
- The removal order applies nationwide due to the petition.
The Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, has ordered the Likud party to remove all billboards featuring Gadi Eisenkot and other party leaders alongside Knesset members Ahmed Tibi and Mansour Abbas. The decision, issued on Friday, mandates the removal by 3:30 PM. This ruling came in response to a petition filed by the Yashar party, which argued that the billboards were misleading voters and creating the false impression of a campaign endorsement.
Sohlberg determined that the billboards could mislead the public about a potential political connection between the Yashar party and the other lists depicted. He also stated that the Arabic text on the signs did not alleviate concerns of deception and failed to identify the entity responsible for the advertisement. According to Sohlberg, the signs were placed in areas where most residents are not Arabic speakers, thus preventing many from understanding who was behind the campaign.
The Yashar party had previously approached Likud's legal advisor, Ilan Bombach, demanding the removal of the signs. The party claimed that Likud had used their campaign colors and presented Eisenkot alongside figures like Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman, Yair Golan, Tibi, and Abbas in a manner that could suggest the poster was from Yashar. These billboards are part of the Likud's campaign against Eisenkot, aiming to link him with Arab parties. Previously, Likud had criticized Eisenkot following statements by Ahmed Tibi regarding cooperation to replace the government.
One such billboard was placed on Begin Road in Jerusalem, near actual Yashar election signs designed in similar colors. The Yashar party had demanded that Likud remove the advertisements and issue a clarification stating they were Likud propaganda. Following the petition, Sohlberg ordered the nationwide removal of the billboards, setting a deadline of 3:30 PM due to the short time before Shabbat. Detailed justifications for the decision are expected to be published later.
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