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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and then-cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit at a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on February 2, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Likud rejects AG’s opinion that hidden cameras at polls could be illegal
By Jacob Magid
Ruling party slams Mandelblit’s legal guidance as ‘unacceptable,’ says barring cameras ‘could hurt democracy and the purity of elections’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and then-cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit at a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on February 2, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 13, 2019, 4:55 pm
Likud rejects AG’s opinion that hidden cameras at polls could be illegal
Ruling party slams Mandelblit’s legal guidance as ‘unacceptable,’ says barring cameras ‘could hurt democracy and the purity of elections’
By Jacob Magid
A family votes during elections in a predominantly Bedouin city of Rahat on April 9, 2019. (AP/Tsafrir Abayov)
August 13, 2019, 12:30 pm
Likud’s election cameras motivated by desire to suppress Arab vote, expert says
Israel Democracy Institute’s senior fellow says filming of a minority demographic at polling stations is no way to address ostensible fraud
By Jacob Magid
The Central Elections Committee convenes for a hearing on Likud's election day surveillance program on April 8, 2019. (Screen capture/Facebook)
August 8, 2019, 4:43 pm
Likud ballot cams create civilian database at risk of misuse, group warns
Testifying at elections committee hearing on surveillance operation targeting Arabs, Israel Internet Association head warns data collected by cameras could fall into wrong hands
By Jacob Magid
A family votes during elections in a predominantly Bedouin city of Rahat on April 9, 2019. (AP/Tsafrir Abayov)
August 8, 2019, 11:02 am
Attorney general says hidden cameras in polling stations could be illegal
Ahead of hearing on Likud program to film ballots in Arab-majority areas, Mandelblit warns scheme could be outlawed if it’s found to interfere with the voting process
By TOI staff and Jacob Magid
An Arab Israeli man prepares to vote in Israel's parliamentary elections on April 9, 2019 at a school-turned-polling station in the northern Israeli town of Taibe. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
August 8, 2019, 7:37 am
How Likud weaponized cameras in Arab polling stations and intends to do so again
Election czar to rule on ‘Operation Moral Standards’ as PM’s party bids to expand scheme, sending youths to ‘monitor’ Arab balloting despite accusations of racism, deterring voters
By Jacob Magid
Justice Hanan Melcer, chairman of the Central Elections Committee. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 24, 2019, 1:22 am
No anonymous surveys, Central Elections Committee chair warns pollsters, media
Judge Hanan Melcer lays down rules for publicizing who orders, funds polls in run-up to September elections, cautions over possibility of foreign attempts to influence vote
By Sue Surkes
Justice Hanan Melcer, chairman of the Central Elections Committee. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 10, 2019, 6:33 pm
Supreme Court’s Melcer to once again chair Central Elections Committee
Justices tap the veteran judge to oversee 2019’s second national vote, after his stint earlier this year
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meeting Supreme Court President Esther Hayut and her deputy Hanan Melcer (L) at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 28, 2019. (Courtesy)
May 28, 2019, 11:35 pm
PM meets Supreme Court chief, a day after she slams him over judicial reforms
Netanyahu and Esther Hayut urge ‘respectful dialogue’ between Knesset and legal system, toning down fiery rhetoric from ruling party in favor of limiting court’s powers
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon deliver a joint statement to the press about a new tax reduction, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 3, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 21, 2019, 7:31 pm
7 days in May: Moshe Kahlon’s chance to save Israeli democracy from Netanyahu
Finance minister said last year the PM would have to go if he were indicted. As Netanyahu now seeks legislation to keep himself out of the dock, Kahlon is best-placed to stop him
By David Horovitz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters as election results are announced in Tel Aviv, April 09, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 23, 2019, 1:03 am
Hidden cameras in Arab voting booths were Netanyahu’s idea — TV report
Project was introduced at 1st Likud pre-election meet; minister Yoav Gallant trained activists for over a month; party defends tactic, says it prevented ‘stealing of the election’
By TOI staff
Justice Hanan Melcer, chairman of the Central Elections Committee. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 21, 2019, 3:57 pm
Elections czar urges probe into suspected voting fraud alleged by Likud
Central Elections Committee head Melcer cites alleged irregularities in two polling stations; also says police should investigate footage from Likud hidden cameras at ballot booths
By TOI staff
Chairman of the Central Elections Committee Hanan Melcer presents the official results of the Knesset elections to President Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, April 17, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 17, 2019, 3:33 pm
Rivlin receives final election results, is set to tap Netanyahu as PM
President, elections committee head dismiss New Right’s criticism of vote count; committee director blasts ‘unbridled attacks’ on public servants
By Raoul Wootliff
Education Minister Naftali Bennett (R) and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked announce the establishment of the New Right party, at a press conference in Tel Aviv, on December 29, 2018. (Jack Guez AFP/File)
April 14, 2019, 11:49 pm
Bennett and Shaked to part ways after stunning defeat – report
Central Elections Committee says that other than one uncounted ballot, New Right team did not find any ‘missing’ votes
By TOI staff
Education Minister Naftali Bennett (R) and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked announce the establishment of the New Right party, at a press conference in Tel Aviv, on December 29, 2018. (Jack Guez AFP/File)
April 14, 2019, 1:17 pm
Elections committee blasts New Right’s claims of irregularities as false
The Bennett-Shaked party, which fell just 1,461 votes shy of entering the Knesset, had alleged problems in the counting process of special ballots
By TOI staff
Rafi Peretz addresses supporters at the URWP election results party in Kfar Maccabiah on April 9, 2019. (Nachshon Pillipson)
April 12, 2019, 8:57 am
URWP head proposes technical bloc with UTJ, Shas for coalition talks and beyond
Rafi Peretz reaches out to ultra-Orthodox, proposing they join forces to advance issues of religion and state, then stick together as 20-strong bloc in Knesset too
By Jacob Magid
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