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Gadi Eisenkot Files Complaint Against Smotrich Over Use of Children in Campaign Video

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First reported by Walla · 22 hours ago

What happened

Gadi Eisenkot's party Yashar! petitioned Israel's Central Elections Committee to remove a campaign video by Bezalel Smotrich's party, accusing it of illegal use of children and misleading content about reservist support. The petition claims Smotrich promotes draft exemptions harming the IDF and misrepresents Religious Zionist values.

  • 01Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party filed a petition against Bezalel Smotrich's campaign video.
  • 02The video allegedly uses children illegally under Israel's 1959 Elections Law.
  • 03Yashar! claims the video falsely portrays Smotrich as supporting reservists.
  • 04Smotrich is accused of promoting ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions harming the IDF.
  • 05Yashar! demanded the video's removal by 4 p.m. before further legal steps.
  • 06The petition argues Smotrich misrepresents true Religious Zionist values.

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Full coverage · 4 outlets

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SrugimRight · Hebrew13 minutes ago
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MaarivCenter · Hebrew21 hours ago
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WallaCenter · Hebrew22 hours ago
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