Justice Noam Solberg rejected MK Gadi Eisenkot's request for an immediate court order to remove a campaign video by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The video, which Smotrich released last week, claims that in an Eisenkot-led government, Naftali Bennett as regional cooperation minister would establish a Palestinian state.
Justice Noam Solberg of the Central Elections Committee on Sunday rejected an urgent petition by MK Gadi Eisenkot (National Unity) to immediately remove a campaign video released by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionism). The video, posted last week, uses AI-generated imagery to claim that under an Eisenkot-led government, Naftali Bennett — slated to serve as regional cooperation minister in that scenario — would establish a Palestinian state. Eisenkot's petition argued the video was false and defamatory. Smotrich had previously dismissed the petition as an attempt to silence him. Solberg's ruling means the video remains online for now, though further legal steps are possible.
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