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Record Number of Israelis Apply for Election Day Jobs
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in Hebrew, Arabic) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By איתי גיל לב
First reported by Panet · 9 hours ago
What happened
A record 260,000 Israelis applied for election day jobs as committee secretaries and purity supervisors for the 26th Knesset elections. Applications for purity supervisors saw a 145% increase, with 55,000 candidates registering.
- 01Record 260,000 Israelis applied for election day jobs.
- 02Purity supervisor applications surged by 145%.
- 03The Central Elections Committee is screening applicants.
- 04Not all registered candidates will be hired.
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