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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Three arrested over alleged scheme to bribe people to vote Ra’am, police say
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Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas speaks to supporters during a campaign event ahead of the Knesset election, in the northern town of Baqa al-Gharbiyye, October 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Three men from Bedouin communities in the south were arrested overnight on suspicion of involvement in a scheme to bribe people to vote for the traditionalist Arab party Ra’am, police say.
Officers who searched the suspects’ homes found evidence including envelopes containing tens of thousands of shekels in cash, according to police.
The three will be brought before a judge today for a hearing on extending their remand, police add.
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