Police chief meets election committee heads to discuss AI and other threats

By Noam Lehmann 13 August 2026, 3:32 pm

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Police chief Daniel Levy, left, and Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg, the chair of the Central Election Committee, pose during a meeting on August 13, 2026. (Israel Police)

Police chief Daniel Levy met today with the heads of the Central Elections Committee to discuss threats to the integrity of the October 27 election, police say in a statement.

The meeting with Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg, who chairs the committee, and with Dean Livne, the CEC director general, included a briefing about the preparedness of police to confront “core issues” including “illicit influence over the election process [and] use of artificial intelligence and technological tools to influence the voting public,” according to the statement.

“Along with preserving the integrity of the election, the right of every citizen to vote freely must be guaranteed,” the statement says, adding that police and the CEC would “act resolutely” to thwart any effort to keep voters from reaching the polls.