NRT briefing
Israel's election monitor asks Shin Bet to probe foreign meddling allegations
Based on reporting by New York Post.
The Brief
Israel's Central Elections Committee head Noah Sohlberg has asked Shin Bet, the domestic intelligence agency, to investigate alleged foreign meddling in the election, citing "serious suspicions" while acknowledging he cannot attest to their validity. The request follows allegations by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right allies of fraud over high Arab voter turnout.
Arab parties, projected to win about 19 of 120 parliament seats, denied the allegations. Ra'am party head Mansour Abbas said his party has no connection to the matter and accused Netanyahu of working with Qatari agents, which Qatar's foreign ministry categorically denied.
Shin Bet declined to confirm whether it would open an investigation, which the committee wants completed within a week. Netanyahu's bloc is projected to win 53 seats versus 48 for opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, who accused Netanyahu of running an illegitimate influence campaign to delay results.
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