Netanyahu Met Police Chief on Election Integrity, Defying Committee Order
Summarized from The Times of Israel by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Police Commissioner Daniel Levy and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to discuss election integrity, defying a Central Elections Committee order. The committee chairman had allowed the meeting but forbade discussion of election process matters. Netanyahu raised concerns about "left-wing anarchists" potentially disrupting the vote, while Levy assured that disruptive actions would be met with a "heavy hand." The Attorney General had previously objected to the meeting, stating election oversight is not a politician's purview.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Police Commissioner Daniel Levy and Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to discuss election integrity.
- The meeting proceeded despite a Central Elections Committee order forbidding discussion of election process matters.
- Netanyahu asked about potential disruptions by "left-wing anarchists" during the meeting.
- Police Commissioner Levy stated that those blocking roads would be dealt with "a heavy hand."
- Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara had objected to the meeting, citing the CEC's sole responsibility for election oversight.
- Netanyahu had previously claimed a "danger of attempts to rig the elections from within."
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