Elections Chief Urges Shin Bet to Probe Foreign Funding Suspicions

Central Elections Committee Chairman and Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg has appealed to Shin Bet chief David Zini to open an inquiry into suspected foreign interference and election bribery. This was reported by newspaper Haaretz and news outlet JDN.

In his letter to the head of the Israel Security Agency, Justice Sohlberg requested the use of the agency's powers to gather evidence in order to either substantiate or refute allegations regarding foreign funding and illicit external involvement.

The Shin Bet has not yet issued a response to the request, and further details regarding the nature of the suspicions have not yet been released.