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Central Elections Committee Orders Naftali Bennett to Remove IDF Footage from Campaign Video

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First reported by Ynet · 2 hours ago

What happened

Israel's Central Elections Committee ordered Naftali Bennett to remove IDF footage from his campaign video following a Likud petition, citing illegal use of military assets in election propaganda. Only the military segments must be removed, not the entire video.

01Judge Noam Solberg ordered Naftali Bennett to remove IDF footage from his campaign video.
02The Likud party petitioned against Bennett for illegal use of military assets in election propaganda.
03The video showed IDF soldiers and artillery alongside political messaging about draft evasion by ultra-Orthodox Jews.
04The judge ruled the military footage is integral to the political message, violating election laws.
05Only the segments with soldiers and military equipment must be removed, not the entire video.
06The ruling underscores legal limits on using military imagery in Israeli election campaigns.

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