Grieving Mother Claims Shin Bet Ignored Evidence of Terror Funding
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Meirav Hagag, mother of a fallen soldier, claims her organization provided the Shin Bet with over 1,000 pages of evidence years ago alleging financial ties between the Ra'am party and terror groups, but no action was taken. She criticized authorities for ignoring the information and fears the current "Ra'amgate" investigation will be similarly mishandled. Hagag also opposes Ra'am's participation in government due to these allegations.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Meirav Hagag claims her group gave the Shin Bet evidence of Ra'am funding terror groups years ago.
- Over 1,000 pages of investigative material were allegedly ignored by authorities, Hagag stated.
- She expressed concern that the "Ra'amgate" election bribery investigation will be undermined.
- Hagag criticized Ra'am's involvement in government due to alleged financial ties to terror.
- The "Voters for Life" forum allegedly traced money from Ra'am to terror organizations.
Meirav Hagag, mother of the fallen Lt. Shir Hagag, stated in an interview with Channel 14 that her organization, the "Voters for Life" forum, provided the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) with extensive materials allegedly detailing financial transfers from the Ra'am party to terror organizations. Hagag claimed that over a thousand pages of investigative material were submitted to authorities years ago, but no action was taken.
Hagag criticized the authorities for their alleged inaction, expressing concern that the current investigation into alleged election bribery in the "Ra'amgate" affair might also be undermined. She specifically mentioned one of the suspects arrested in the ballot box affair as a key activist in Ra'am and the "Aid 48" association. The forum's investigation, she explained, examined financial ties between Ra'am, various associations, and other organizations, revealing alleged pathways of money from Ra'am through these associations to terror groups.
According to Hagag, the forum first approached the Shin Bet with this information three to four years ago, and despite subsequent contact, "nothing was done." She also stated that the forum had approached the police, Lahav (National Fraud Investigations Unit), and the Supreme Court (Bagatz), submitting over a thousand pages of investigative material. Hagag voiced strong criticism over the handling of their complaints, asserting that the authorities ignored the presented information, which she described as criminal evidence against Ra'am members who she believes should be imprisoned for collaboration with the enemy and funding Hamas.
Hagag also addressed the participation of Ra'am and the Joint List in the Knesset and government, stating her opposition to their inclusion in decision-making bodies due to the alleged financial transfers and anti-state activities. She recalled a past Supreme Court discussion regarding the disqualification of Ra'am, where then-Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit raised the issue of political representation for the Arab society. Hagag reiterated her opposition to the continued tenure of representatives she claims act against the state, advocating instead for the election of representatives committed to coexistence.