Likud Party Claims Arab Parties Stole Israeli Election
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
The Likud party has accused Arab parties of stealing the Israeli election through widespread criminal activity, including bribery, fraud, and voter manipulation. This claim follows preliminary results showing Arab parties achieving an unprecedented 19 Knesset seats. Likud is submitting evidence to the police and Shin Bet, demanding a thorough investigation into the alleged election integrity violations.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- The Likud party claims Arab parties stole the Israeli election through criminal offenses.
- Preliminary results show Arab parties are set to win an unprecedented 19 Knesset seats.
- Likud is submitting evidence of alleged fraud, bribery, and voter manipulation to authorities.
- The party is demanding a thorough investigation by the police and Shin Bet.
- Likud asserts these actions severely harmed election integrity and Israeli democracy.
The Likud party issued an unusual statement the day after the election, alleging that "the elections in the State of Israel were stolen by Arab parties that support terror and the elimination of the Jewish state through serious criminal offenses of bribery, threats, violence, fraud, and the use of prohibited software to encourage voters." The claims come as preliminary results, with approximately 85.6% of votes counted, indicate that Arab parties have achieved an unprecedented success, securing around 19 Knesset seats. According to the Likud's statement, hundreds of testimonies and pieces of evidence regarding these alleged illegal activities are being transferred to the police, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and the Central Elections Committee. The party detailed alleged irregularities including "thousands of envelopes with cash and Ra'am party ballots, threats and violence against polling station members, multiple voters behind the curtain, double identity voting, discrepancies between the number of ballot envelopes and the number of voters, and the use of prohibited encouragement software." Likud is demanding a thorough investigation by the police and Shin Bet into the alleged election theft by Arab parties and full prosecution of those involved. The party also called for an immediate response from the Central Elections Committee regarding the investigation of these criminal offenses, which they claim have severely harmed the integrity and outcome of the Israeli elections, constituting a grave blow to Israeli democracy and the voting rights of its citizens. Likud urged law enforcement agencies to act decisively and immediately.
