App Allegedly Tracked Voters for Ra'am Party, Complaint Filed
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
The "Choosing Life" forum for bereaved families and terror victims filed a complaint with the Shin Bet alleging that the Ra'am party used an app called "Aswatcom" to track voters and manage election operations. The app, downloaded over 500 times, reportedly provided real-time polling station data and may have involved individuals affiliated with the Palestinian Authority in its development. The forum is demanding a criminal investigation into the app's origins, usage, and data handling, with copies of the complaint sent to the Police Commissioner and the Central Elections Committee chairman.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A complaint was filed with the Shin Bet over an app allegedly used by Ra'am party activists to track voters.
- The "Choosing Life" forum claims the app "Aswatcom" managed voting operations and reported on voter participation.
- The app was reportedly developed with potential involvement from individuals affiliated with the Palestinian Authority.
- The forum demands a criminal investigation into the app's creation, usage, and data collection.
- Complaints were also sent to the Police Commissioner and the Central Elections Committee chairman.
The "Choosing Life" forum, representing bereaved families and terror victims, has filed a formal complaint with Shin Bet head David Zini regarding an app called "Aswatcom." The forum alleges that key activists from the Ra'am party used the app to manage their voting operations, track voters, and report on their participation at polling stations. According to the forum's investigation, the app was created on September 15, 2026, about six weeks before the 26th Knesset elections. It has been downloaded over 500 times from Google Play, indicating widespread distribution.
The complaint asserts that the app enabled activists to receive real-time polling station-level voter reports and manage voting efforts. The forum claims this activity violates legal statutes and Supreme Court rulings, necessitating an investigation into the scope of data collected, user identities, and those who accessed the information. Further findings by the forum suggest involvement from individuals in Ramallah, affiliated with the Palestinian Authority, in the system's development.
The "Choosing Life" forum is demanding a thorough investigation into the individuals involved, their role in the app's creation, and the possibility that they accessed data on Israeli voters. They have urged the Shin Bet to launch an immediate criminal investigation, seize and preserve the app's servers, databases, and activity logs, and identify those who commissioned, funded, and developed it, as well as the activists who used it on election day.
Copies of the complaint were also sent to Police Commissioner Dani Levy and the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg. The "Choosing Life" forum stated that these are serious findings requiring immediate investigation, emphasizing that an app created specifically for elections, allegedly used for voter tracking, with potential involvement of Palestinian Authority-affiliated entities in its development, demands scrutiny. They are calling for an examination of who was behind the app, who operated it, what data was collected, and to whom it was transferred, vowing to prevent any cover-up of election integrity violations and ensure the public knows their elections are conducted lawfully without forbidden surveillance systems or improper foreign involvement.