Netanyahu's Son Slams Police Over Election Bribery Allegations
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Yair Netanyahu, son of the Prime Minister, fiercely criticized Israeli police and prosecution for allegedly covering up election bribery in the Arab community. He cited reports of cash found with Ra'am activists and suspicious voting patterns, while also accusing Qatar and Turkey of foreign funding. The Shin Bet is investigating foreign influence, and a Channel 12 report suggested a coordinated effort by the Prime Minister's circle to create controversy. Allegations of vote-buying and election manipulation remain unproven.
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- Yair Netanyahu accused police of covering up election bribery involving Arab activists and cash envelopes.
- He claimed supervisors reported 1,100 complaints of irregularities in Arab voting areas.
- Netanyahu alleged Qatar and Turkey funneled millions to influence Arab voter turnout.
- A Channel 12 report suggested the PM's circle may have orchestrated the Ra'am activist arrests.
- Shin Bet is investigating foreign funding aimed at influencing the elections.
- All arrested Ra'am activists were later released, and allegations remain unproven.
Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, launched a sharp attack on the police, the prosecution, and Channel 12 News on Sunday. His criticism stems from a Channel 12 investigation into the circumstances surrounding the arrest of Ra'am party activists on election day, amidst ongoing suspicions of election bribery within the Arab community.
Netanyahu expressed disbelief on social media platform X, stating, "The police caught Arab activists with envelopes of cash! TikTok is flooded with videos of Arabs on election day receiving envelopes with cash and fuel vouchers to vote." He alleged that Jewish supervisors at polling stations in Arab communities filed 1,100 complaints regarding bribery, violence, impersonation, and irregularities, which he claims were not investigated.
Furthermore, Netanyahu pointed to a Shin Bet investigation, asserting that Qatar and Turkey transferred millions of shekels to encourage voting in the Arab sector. He noted a statistically improbable surge in voter turnout from 48% to 95% in some polling stations. "All of this is being covered up and silenced by the police and the prosecution, as they did with the 'Roglot' affair and the 'Patzarit' affair," he accused.
His criticism also targeted the Channel 12 investigation, which explored the alleged involvement of individuals close to the Prime Minister in providing information to the police about Ra'am activists. Netanyahu questioned the investigation's premise, asking, "And now they add insult to injury and 'investigate' and do a 'report' on Propaganda 12 about it being wrong for a law-abiding citizen who heard about a crime to complain to the police?!"
The Channel 12 report suggests that information leading to the arrest of Ra'am activists was intentionally passed to the police by those around the Prime Minister to create public controversy on election day. These allegations remain unproven. Ra'am activists were arrested on election day after envelopes containing cash and party ballots were found. While police suspect the money was for vote-buying, one suspect claimed it was for donations to needy families. All seven detainees were later released.
Concurrently, the Shin Bet initiated an investigation into suspected foreign funding, following information about potential involvement by entities from Qatar and other countries aiming to influence the elections. The Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, has instructed Shin Bet head David Zini to examine these suspicions and present findings. It has not yet been proven whether the funds under Shin Bet investigation are linked to the envelopes found with the Ra'am activists, nor have the broader claims of widespread bribery and election influence been substantiated.
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