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Election Committee Bans Party from Using State Emblem in Campaign Ads

How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

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By כיכר השבת, משה כהן

First reported by Srugim · 2 hours ago

What happened

Israel's Central Elections Committee chairman, Justice Noam Sohlberg, ordered Moshe Feiglin's Zehut party to remove campaign ads using the state emblem and pay a fine. The committee ruled the emblem is a public asset and cannot be used for election propaganda.

  • 01Election Committee bans party from using state emblem in ads.
  • 02Party leader Moshe Feiglin and his Zehut party fined 5,000 shekels.
  • 03The emblem is considered an intangible public asset, not for campaign use.
  • 04Party sought to add 'State of the Jewish People' below the emblem.
  • 05Zehut can republish ads without the state emblem.

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Kikar HaShabbatRight · Hebrew2 hours ago
Election Committee Bans Party from Using State Emblem in Campaign Ads
SrugimRight · Hebrew2 hours ago
Court Bans Use of State Emblem in Election Campaigning

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