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Shper apologizes to Ronen Tzur after misleading attack texts in Democrats primary
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First reported by N12 · Jun 23, 2026
What happened
Nimrod Shper apologized to Ronen Tzur after his team sent attack texts that appeared to come from Tzur during the Democrats party primary. The party is reviewing the incident under rules that allow expulsion for defamatory false propaganda.
- 01Shper’s team sent misleading anti-Shper texts during the Democrats primary.
- 02The messages were made to look like they came from Ronen Tzur.
- 03Thousands of party members received the campaign messages.
- 04Shper publicly accepted full responsibility and apologized to Tzur and party members.
- 05Party rules allow expulsion for defamatory false propaganda.
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Arutz ShevaRight · HebrewJun 24, 2026
Shper apologizes to Ronen Tzur after misleading attack texts in Democrats primary
Behadrei HaredimRight · HebrewJun 23, 2026
Smear Texts Against Democratic Party Candidate Traced to His Own Spokesman
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