Israeli Politicians Demand Shin Bet Probe Arab Party Leaders Over Foreign Funding
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Central Elections Committee Chairman Noam Sohlberg ordered the Shin Bet to investigate alleged foreign funding of Arab parties. Politicians, including Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, demanded immediate Shin Bet investigations and arrests of Arab party leaders. Avigdor Lieberman called the directive "unprecedented," while Yitzhak Kroizer claimed a plot to overthrow the government.
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- Shin Bet ordered to probe alleged foreign funding of Arab parties by Qatar and Muslim Brotherhood.
- Minister Smotrich: Arab party leaders must be investigated by Shin Bet immediately.
- Minister Ben-Gvir calls for arrests of Arab party leaders over suspected Qatari money.
- MK Lieberman calls the directive a "dramatic and unprecedented event."
- MK Kroizer claims a plot by Arab parties to topple the right-wing government.
Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg has instructed Shin Bet head David Zini to immediately investigate suspicions that Qatari sources and the Muslim Brotherhood funneled money to encourage voting in the Arab sector. The directive has sparked sharp reactions from across the political spectrum.
Minister Bezalel Smotrich, chairman of the Religious Zionism Party, stated that the suspicion of foreign Islamist election interference is a "test case for the State of Israel." He asserted that "the heads of the Arab parties must be investigated by the Shin Bet today. The State of Israel will not be sold to radical Islam with terror money."
Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, chairman of the Otzma Yehudit Party, called for the Shin Bet to order the arrest of Arab party leaders suspected of involvement with Qatari money, as well as other suspects including Muslim Brotherhood elements, if legal grounds exist. He described the situation as a "political October 27th."
Member of Knesset Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, called Justice Sohlberg's letter "a dramatic and unprecedented event" and urged law enforcement authorities to act swiftly to uncover the truth.
Member of Knesset Yitzhak Kroizer of Otzma Yehudit claimed he contacted the Shin Bet head on election morning alleging deliberate election manipulation in the Arab sector, describing it as a plan by Ra'am and the Joint List to topple the right-wing government.
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