Israel Attorney General Asks Intel Services To Provide Proof Of Poll Fraud
Israel's Attorney General has requested intelligence services to provide evidence regarding alleged electoral fraud involving Arab parties. The request follows accusations from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, which claims the election process was manipulated.
Why it matters
The investigation highlights deep political instability and potential constitutional crises within the Israeli government following an inconclusive election.
Israel's attorney general asked the intelligence services to submit progress of a probe into alleged poll fraud involving Arab parties, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party accused her of covering up "manipulation" ahead of the official results on Wednesday.President Isaac Herzog is due to receive the official results of the October 27 elections, which produced no clear majority, at midday (1000 GMT).He will then begin meeting with the political parties.On Tuesday evening, the electoral commission said the publication of results would not be delayed as demanded by Netanyahu's Likud party, which wants to wait until the investigations launched by the Shin Bet intelligence services are completed.Likud and Netanyahu have in recent days flooded social media with accusations against the Arab parties, which won a record 19 seats in parliament."If the Shin Bet or any other authority holds evidence that would justify opening an investigation, it is invited to present it,"…
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