Likud Claims Election Committee Ignored 1,183 Fraud Complaints
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
The Likud party's election purity director, Sagi Keisler, claims the Central Elections Committee ignored 1,183 complaints of fraud and irregularities filed on election day. Keisler stated that senior committee officials also threatened observers who documented issues at polling stations. The complaints reportedly came from various Arab communities and other locations across Israel.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Likud's Sagi Keisler claims 1,183 election fraud complaints were ignored by the committee.
- Complaints included suspicions of fraud, money transfers, and voucher distribution.
- Senior committee officials allegedly threatened observers documenting polling station issues.
- Keisler stated violations were reported from multiple Arab communities and other areas.
- The accusations were made in response to the acting director-general of the committee.
The Likud party's director of election purity, Sagi Keisler, has accused the Central Elections Committee of ignoring over a thousand complaints filed on election day for the 26th Knesset. Keisler stated that his party submitted 1,183 complaints detailing suspicions of fraud, illegal money transfers, and the distribution of fuel and food vouchers. He asserted that the committee "did not deal with anything, neither on election day nor afterward."
Keisler further alleged that senior officials within the committee threatened election observers, warning them not to document any irregularities at polling stations or face removal. He specifically refuted claims by the committee that most reports originated from Arab communities, stating that complaints were filed from various locations including Majd al-Krum, Bir Hadaj, Umm al-Fahm, and Rahat, describing the extent of violations as "unimaginable."
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