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Politics · Full coverage

IAI Workers Allegedly Directed to Vote for Preselected Candidates at Nearby Likud Polling Station

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By יובל שדה

First reported by N12 · Aug 17, 2026

What happened

Employees of Israel Aerospace Industries were reportedly guided to a nearby Likud polling station where they cast votes using pre-filled ballots, under the direction of the workers' committee chairman Yair Katz, son of Minister Haim Katz. Witnesses described the process as rapid and controlled, raising concerns about vote manipulation.

  • 01IAI employees were escorted directly from offices to a nearby Likud polling station in Yehud.
  • 02Workers received envelopes with pre-filled candidate lists and deposited them without marking.
  • 03The voting process took about one to one and a half minutes per employee, indicating no personal choice.
  • 04Yair Katz, IAI workers' committee chairman and son of Minister Haim Katz, allegedly led the operation.
  • 05The polling station was located at Altalef 3, adjacent to IAI headquarters at Altalef 2.
  • 06Witnesses described employees moving like a herd, suggesting coordinated voting manipulation.

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In this story
People
OrganizationsIsrael Aerospace Industries, Likud
PlacesYehud, Altalef 2, Altalef 3

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N12Center · HebrewAug 17, 2026
IAI Workers Allegedly Directed to Vote for Preselected Candidates at Nearby Likud Polling Station
MakoCenter · HebrewAug 17, 2026
IAI Workers Allegedly Directed to Vote Using Pre-Filled Ballots at Nearby Likud Polling Station

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