Milan, 29 Oct. (LaPresse/AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party, Likud, today reiterated allegations that Arab parties had “stolen” Tuesday’s elections in Israel. The statement comes as the final results are set to confirm that Netanyahu’s bloc has lost its majority in Parliament. “The elections in Israel were stolen,” Likud declared, claiming without evidence that the alleged foreign interference in the vote – which the Shin Bet is investigating – was “aimed at facilitating foreign takeover of the Knesset and the Islamisation of Israel”. The chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee, Noam Sohlberg, has asked the head of the Shin Bet, David Zini, to investigate allegations of foreign interference in Tuesday’s election. The letter highlighted alleged funding from “foreign entities opposed to Israeli interests” and, according to Channel 12, this was based on the “suspicion that substantial sums of money were transferred from Qatar, presumably with the aim of influencing the vote within the Arab community”. Netanyahu was quick to seize upon the Electoral Commission’s request to the Shin Bet to investigate alleged electoral interference by unspecified “foreign entities opposed to Israeli interests”. The opposition has accused the Prime Minister of demonising the Arab population following the historic result achieved by Arab-led parties.
Israel, Likud reiterates: “Elections stolen by Arab parties”
Milan, 29 Oct. (LaPresse/AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party, Likud, today reiterated allegations that Arab parties had “stolen” Tuesday’s elections in Israel. The statement comes as the final results are set to confirm that Netanyahu’s bloc has lost its majority in Parliament. “The elections in Israel were stolen,” Likud declared, claiming without evidence that the alleged foreign interference in the vote – which the Shin Bet is investigating – was “aimed at facilitating foreign takeover of the Knesset and the Islamisation of Israel”. The chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee, Noam Sohlberg, has asked the head of the Shin Bet, David Zini, to investigate allegations of foreign interference in Tuesday’s election. The letter highlighted alleged funding from “foreign entities opposed to Israeli interests” and, according to Channel 12, this was based on the “suspicion that substantial sums of money were transferred from Qatar, presumably with the aim of influencing the vote within the Arab community”. Netanyahu was quick to seize upon the Electoral Commission’s request to the Shin Bet to investigate alleged electoral interference by unspecified “foreign entities opposed to Israeli interests”. The opposition has accused the Prime Minister of demonising the Arab population following the historic result achieved by Arab-led parties.