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Netanyahu warned police chief 'left-wing anarchists' could disrupt election, report says

Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly told Police Commissioner Danny Levy at a Sunday meeting that riots by 'left-wing anarchists' could harm Tuesday's election, despite the elections chief allowing the meeting only on condition that election integrity would not be discussed.

By James Calloway · · 2 min read

Benjamin Netanyahu standing beside an Israeli police officer
Photo: Emess

Benjamin Netanyahu expressed concern at a meeting on Sunday with Police Commissioner Danny Levy and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir that riots by “left-wing anarchists” would harm Tuesday’s election, according to sources cited by Haaretz and reported by The Times of Israel.

Netanyahu reportedly made the comment despite Central Elections Committee chairman Noam Sohlberg allowing the meeting to go ahead only on the condition that the participants would not discuss the integrity of the election. Haaretz quoted senior law enforcement officials as saying that Sohlberg was “deceived, and he needs to be more alert in the coming day.”

Sohlberg, who is also the deputy president of the Supreme Court, approved the unusual meeting over the objection of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who had noted that responsibility for the proper conduct of the election rests with the Central Elections Committee and not with politicians.

Netanyahu reiterated his concerns in a radio interview on Sunday, saying: “There needs to be swift intervention in cases of election interference.” He said there were “risks of attempts to undermine the election from within” and added: “I want to hear from the police commissioner. We will make sure there are no disruptions.”

Likud had earlier denied that the meeting concerned election integrity, saying it was a follow-up to a security discussion held with all the heads of the security establishment in light of security threats. Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party had called for the meeting to be cancelled, alleging it was intended to create a false impression of flaws in the electoral process.

This is a follow-up to Flip News’s election-eve coverage ahead of Tuesday’s vote.

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