PM's Office Accused of Planting Intel on Arab Citizens Before Election
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Channel 12 News reported that individuals in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office allegedly planted intelligence information in police systems against Arab citizens before an election. The information reportedly came from a former PMO employee and was allegedly used to justify arrests. The Shin Bet chief had also sought to wiretap Arab lawmakers, a request that was reportedly blocked. The Prime Minister's Office and Shin Bet have not yet provided a detailed response.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister's Office allegedly planted intelligence on Arab citizens before election.
- Information was reportedly entered into police systems against Ra'am party activists.
- A former Prime Minister's Office employee is named as the source of the intel.
- The alleged intel planting led to a wave of arrests in southern Israel.
- Shin Bet chief reportedly sought to wiretap Arab lawmakers, but was blocked.
A public storm has erupted following reports by Channel 12 News alleging that elements within the Prime Minister's Office and the security establishment acted improperly around election day and the "Stealing the Election" affair. According to Channel 12, individuals in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office allegedly worked to plant intelligence information in Israel Police computers against Arab citizens on the eve of the election. The report claims the source of this information, entered into police systems against Ra'am party activists in the south, was a former employee of the Prime Minister's Office.
Furthermore, the investigation claims this intelligence was extracted from police systems on election morning, allegedly under the direction of the Prime Minister's Office, leading to a wave of arrests in the southern region. Concurrently, the report reveals that the head of the Shin Bet, David Zini, had demanded at the time to place wiretaps on Knesset members from Arab parties, but this demand was reportedly halted at the last minute.
As of the publication of these findings, the claims presented in the investigation represent the findings of the "Uvda" system and Channel 12. A detailed official response from the Prime Minister's Office or the General Security Service regarding all the details raised in the publication has not yet been received.
