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Israeli Politicians Demand Shin Bet Probe Arab Party Leaders Over Foreign Funding
Central Elections Committee Chairman Noam Sohlberg ordered the Shin Bet to investigate alleged foreign funding of Arab parties. Politicians, including Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, demanded immediate Shin Bet investigations and arrests of Arab party leaders.
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What happened
- 01Shin Bet ordered to probe alleged foreign funding of Arab parties by Qatar and Muslim Brotherhood.
- 02Minister Smotrich: Arab party leaders must be investigated by Shin Bet immediately.
- 03Minister Ben-Gvir calls for arrests of Arab party leaders over suspected Qatari money.
- 04MK Lieberman calls the directive a "dramatic and unprecedented event."
- 05MK Kroizer claims a plot by Arab parties to topple the right-wing government.
Avigdor Lieberman called the directive "unprecedented," while Yitzhak Kroizer claimed a plot to overthrow the government.
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