Zehut Party Leader Calls to Cancel Elections Amid Security Probe
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Moshe Feiglin, chairman of the Zehut Party, has demanded the cancellation of recent elections and called for snap elections, citing serious concerns about election integrity. He urged the Central Elections Committee to halt the finalization of results pending a Shin Bet investigation into alleged threats to national sovereignty. Feiglin presented evidence of intimidation faced by election monitors and called for strict oversight in any potential new elections.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Zehut Party leader Moshe Feiglin demanded elections be canceled and new snap elections be held.
- Feiglin cited an ongoing Shin Bet investigation into alleged threats to national sovereignty.
- He presented evidence of intimidation faced by election monitors and registrars.
- Feiglin called for strict police and security supervision for any new elections.
Moshe Feiglin, chairman of the Zehut Party and a designated Member of Knesset, has sent an urgent letter to the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, demanding an immediate halt to the finalization of election results. Feiglin's request comes while the Shin Bet security agency investigates allegations of severe damage to national sovereignty, an investigation ordered by the Elections Committee itself.
Feiglin argued that the committee's decision to involve the Shin Bet proves a "heavy shadow hangs over the true results." He stated that if the Shin Bet is investigating a threat to Israeli sovereignty, the committee's immediate duty is to declare all results unconfirmed and freeze the process until the investigation concludes.
In his letter, Feiglin presented extensive evidence from election purity monitors and registrars who allegedly faced threats and intimidation, including fears of lynching. He also demanded an investigation into a directive from the committee's director-general during election day, which he claims was used to bypass strict identification checks and allow for unsupervised ballot counting.
Feiglin asserted that if the suspicions are confirmed, simply invalidating specific ballot boxes will not suffice. He called for the complete cancellation of the "contaminated" elections and for immediate new snap elections. These new elections, he insisted, must be held under strict supervision by police, border police, and election committee representatives to prevent any intimidation or violence, ensuring "not a quarter of a vote can be stolen from the people of Israel" and that the Knesset is not established "in sin."
