Netanyahu Calls Election Integrity Meeting; Ben-Gvir to Attend
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called a meeting on election integrity, with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir set to participate. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has asked the Attorney General and Election Committee chairman to cancel the meeting, citing concerns about Netanyahu's involvement. Eisenkot believes the meeting could be an attempt to preemptively undermine election results by creating a false narrative of compromised integrity.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will host a meeting on election integrity, including Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
- Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot urged the cancellation of the meeting, calling it unusual.
- Eisenkot fears the meeting aims to create a false impression of compromised election integrity.
- The opposition leader and Election Committee representatives were not invited to the Prime Minister's meeting.
- Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara previously refused to attend a similar meeting called by Ben-Gvir.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has convened a meeting to discuss election integrity, which will include National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. This follows a previous meeting on the same topic, called by Ben-Gvir, which Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara declined to attend.
Notably, the opposition leader and any representatives from the Election Committee were not invited to Netanyahu's discussion. Yisrael Beiteinu Party Chairman Gadi Eisenkot has appealed to Attorney General Baharav-Miara and Election Committee Chairman Noam Sohlberg to cancel the meeting.
Eisenkot stated that Netanyahu, who is a candidate himself, is not responsible for election integrity, and the police commissioner is not subordinate to him on this matter. He expressed concern that the meeting is an "unusual step" intended to create a "false impression" of election integrity issues without basis, aiming to undermine public trust in the results beforehand.
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