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Ongoing Story· Day 2

Reports of Tampered Ballots Raise Election Integrity Concerns

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0404Politics

Election Observer Claims Ballot Stuffing at Arab Israeli Town

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A polling station secretary in Dir al-Asad, Ofer Leoze-Mandelovitz, reported witnessing election workers pushing "HaMish'eret" party ballots to voters. He claims activists broadly distributed ballots, and Arab voters allegedly inserted them in front of officials instead of using privacy booths. Mandelovitz is the father of a soldier killed in Operation Protective Edge.

The story in 4 lines · by baba

  • Polling station secretary Ofer Leoze-Mandelovitz reported ballot stuffing in Dir al-Asad.
  • He claims activists pushed "HaMish'eret" party ballots to voters before they entered booths.
  • Allegedly, Arab voters inserted ballots in front of officials, not in privacy booths.
  • Mandelovitz is the father of fallen soldier Sgt. Oz Mandelovitz.
Election Observer Claims Ballot Stuffing at Arab Israeli Town
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Ofer Leoze-Mandelovitz, who served as a polling station secretary in the Arab Israeli town of Dir al-Asad, has reported witnessing irregularities during the recent elections. Mandelovitz, the father of fallen IDF soldier Sgt. Oz Mandelovitz, stated that he saw election workers pushing "HaMish'eret" party ballots to voters before they entered the voting booth. He described activists broadly distributing ballots to all voters, with Arab voters reportedly not entering the privacy booth. Instead, they allegedly received their envelopes, inserted the ballots in front of the committee, and then deposited them into the ballot box.

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