Far right Zehut party leader calls for Israel to annul election results Moshe Feiglin, the leader of the far right Zehut party has called for Israel to annul the election results and hold snap elections, with border police stationed outside polling stations where Palestinians are voting, Haaretz reports. In a video statement Feiglin said "We cannot allow Qatar to take over our Knesset," after Israel’s Central Elections committee called on shin bet to investigate allegations of foreign interference in the election. Qatar has issued a statement categorically denying the allegations, and condemning them as “yet another disinformation campaign aiming to drag Qatar into Israeli political disputes following this week’s elections". Feiglin also called for every voter at Palestinian polling stations to be checked, saying “that every woman wearing a burqa must remove her burqa" for verification.
Far right Zehut party leader calls for Israel to annul election results
In short
Moshe Feiglin released a video statement insisting that border police be stationed outside polling places where Palestinians vote to enforce strict voter verification. He specifically insisted that women wearing burqas be compelled to remove them to confirm their identities. These calls come as the Shin Bet examines alleged foreign interference in the race, which Feiglin claimed was an attempt by Qatar to control the Knesset. Qatar has categorically denied the narrative, labeling it an effort to drag the nation into Israeli political disputes.
Key points
- Moshe Feiglin is attempting to force snap elections by alleging foreign interference in t…: Moshe Feiglin is attempting to force snap elections by alleging foreign interference in the Knesset race.
- Security and identity verification measures are being demanded specifically for polling l…: Security and identity verification measures are being demanded specifically for polling locations serving Palestinian voters.
- Qatar has firmly dismissed the interference claims as a disinformation campaign tied to I…: Qatar has firmly dismissed the interference claims as a disinformation campaign tied to Israeli domestic politics.