Former Im Tirzu leader and current Jewish Home candidate Ronen Shoval appeals to the head of the Central Election Committee, Judge Salim Jubran, seeking to prohibit the joint Labor-Hatnua list from using the name The Zionist Camp.
Shoval says in his appeal some comments by leaders Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni are anti-Zionist and therefore using the name violates an existing law that forbids parties from running under names that may mislead the public.
“If Hanin Zoabi runs under a slogan of ‘Supporting IDF soldiers’ this will be disqualified, and the same should be done for the list of Herzog, Tzipi [Livni], [Labor MKs] Merav Michaeli, Yossi Yona, Stav Shaffir and their colleagues. One must tell the public the truth and truth will prevail, that’s how it is in a democracy, even if it’s not always pleasant for the left to hear,” Shoval says.
Jewish Home candidate Ronen Shoval and his wife seen as they arrive to cast their vote during the party’s preliminary elections, in Jerusalem, on January 14, 2014. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
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