Zehut Party Leader Demands Election Results Freeze Amid Security Probe
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Moshe Feiglin, chairman of the Zehut party, has demanded that the results of the 26th Knesset elections be frozen pending a Shin Bet investigation into alleged vote irregularities and threats. Feiglin stated that if the election results are found to be compromised, they should be canceled and a new snap election held. The demand comes amid a police investigation into vote-buying and alleged foreign interference, with seven suspects arrested. Justice Noam Sohlberg, head of the Central Elections Committee, is overseeing the probe.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Zehut party leader Moshe Feiglin demanded election results be frozen due to a security probe.
- Feiglin called for a new snap election if the 26th Knesset results are found compromised.
- The demand follows allegations of vote-buying and threats against election monitors.
- Seven suspects have been arrested as part of the ongoing police investigation.
- Justice Noam Sohlberg is overseeing the investigation and the election committee's response.
Moshe Feiglin, chairman of the Zehut party, has sent an urgent letter to Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, who heads the Central Elections Committee, demanding an immediate freeze on the ratification of the 26th Knesset election results. Feiglin's demand comes in light of the "Voting Booth Terror Case" and the ongoing Shin Bet investigation into alleged threats against election monitors and potential irregularities in voter identification checks. He argues that if the investigation proves the results were compromised, they should be invalidated and a new snap election should be held.
Feiglin stated in his letter that the decision by the Elections Committee to task the Shin Bet with investigating the suspicions indicates a "heavy shadow" over the election's integrity. He presented what he described as difficult testimonies from election monitors and polling station secretaries who allegedly faced threats and fear of violence. Feiglin also questioned an instruction from the committee's director-general during election day to "ensure there is no overload," which he claims was used as a pretext to bypass rigorous identification checks.
The Zehut party leader emphasized that if the suspicions are confirmed, the party will not settle for disqualifying individual polling stations. Instead, he called for the complete cancellation of tainted elections and a new, tightly supervised election with increased police and security presence to prevent intimidation and violence. "No one will be able to steal even a quarter of a vote from the people of Israel, the Knesset of Israel will not be established in sin," Feiglin declared.
Feiglin's sharp demand follows reports of vote-buying in the Arab community and alleged foreign interference in the democratic process, as initially revealed by Channel 14. A police investigation has led to the arrest of seven suspects in the Negev, and Justice Sohlberg has requested the Shin Bet to deepen its examination of classified intelligence related to the case. While the Elections Committee initially stated there was no basis for systematic harm to election integrity, they acknowledged that sensitive materials requiring in-depth examination were presented to Sohlberg.
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