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Election Committee Chair Orders Smotrich to Remove Video Featuring Children from Social Media

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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 53 minutes ago

What happened

Israel's Central Election Committee chair ordered Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to remove a social media video featuring children discussing reserve duty, following a petition claiming it violated election laws.

  • 01Central Election Committee chair Noam Solberg ordered Smotrich to remove a video from social media.
  • 02The video showed two girls discussing one girl's father not serving reserve duty for a year.
  • 03The girls attributed this to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
  • 04The NGO "Choosing in Israel" petitioned against the video for involving children in election propaganda.
  • 05The order is a temporary injunction enforcing election law restrictions on children in political content.

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Full coverage · 3 outlets

The same event, reported separately by each newsroom. Open a few to compare what each emphasizes — and what they leave out.

YnetCenter · Hebrew30 minutes ago
Election Committee Chair Orders Smotrich to Remove Video Featuring Children from Social Media
SrugimRight · Hebrew42 minutes ago
Judge Orders Smotrich to Remove Election Video Featuring Children from Social Media
Kikar HaShabbatRight · Hebrew53 minutes ago
Election Committee Orders Smotrich to Remove Campaign Video Featuring Children

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