Netanyahu's Election Day Campaign Accused of Delegitimizing Arab Vote
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's social media posts on election day allegedly sought to delegitimize the Arab vote, with claims originating in right-wing circles and spreading to mainstream media. Netanyahu warned of "Muslim Brotherhood supporters" stealing the election and shared an AI video about "giving away the keys to the country." The Likud party is now demanding a criminal investigation into alleged fraud.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Nearly half of Netanyahu's election day posts allegedly delegitimized the Arab vote.
- Claims of fraud originated in right-wing groups and spread to mainstream media.
- Netanyahu warned of "Muslim Brotherhood supporters" stealing the election.
- An AI video depicted "giving away the keys to the country" to Ra'am's leader.
- The Likud party is demanding a criminal investigation into alleged fraud.
Nearly half of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's social media posts on election day aimed to delegitimize voting within the Arab community, according to an analysis. These claims, reportedly lacking factual basis, originated in right-wing groups before spreading to Channel 14 and mainstream media. By evening, these posts evolved into accusations of election fraud, prompting the Likud party to demand a criminal investigation.
Netanyahu himself posted warnings on social media, stating at approximately 2:50 PM on election day, "Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood are storming the ballot boxes and stealing the election." Later, at 6:30 PM, accompanied by a video with the caption "In the strongholds of the Joint List and Ra'am, they are already celebrating," he wrote, "They are rushing to bring down the right!" He also shared an AI-generated video depicting a person handing over keys shaped like the State of Israel to Ra'am Chairman Mansour Abbas, emphasizing, "Don't give them the keys to the country."
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