Shas Party Condemns Judge Solberg for Removing Campaign Video Citing Bias

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Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba

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Judge Solberg ordered the removal of a Shas campaign video for depicting a soldier-like figure, prompting Shas to accuse him of bias toward left-wing parties and discrimination against right-wing messaging. Despite the ruling, Shas vowed continued strong support from its base.

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Judge Solberg ordered removal of a Shas election video featuring a soldier-like figure.
Shas accused Solberg of bias favoring left-wing parties led by Eisenkot.
The party claims left-wing propaganda against Shas is ignored while theirs is censored.
Shas describes legal actions against right-wing and religious groups as persecution.
Shas vows the video removal will not affect its support from hundreds of thousands of families.

Shas Party Condemns Judge Solberg for Removing Campaign Video Citing Bias — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

The chairman of Israel's Central Elections Committee, Judge Solberg, ordered the removal of a Shas party election campaign video due to the depiction of a character resembling a soldier. Shas strongly opposed the decision, accusing Judge Solberg of quickly yielding to left-wing parties, specifically led by Eisenkot, and unfairly targeting their campaign despite the video lacking any official military symbols. The party alleged discrimination, claiming that similar propaganda from left-wing parties criticizing Shas on military conscription issues is routinely ignored, while Shas's truthful messaging is immediately censored. They described the legal actions against right-wing, traditional, and religious groups as unsurprising persecution. Despite what they called a biased ruling, Shas affirmed that the removal of the video would not diminish the support from hundreds of thousands of families backing the party.

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