Justice Noam Solberg ruled Sunday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used five of six official events at the Prime Minister's Office in recent months for prohibited election propaganda, according to reports. The events included a press conference on Iran, a security assessment with the IDF General Staff Forum, and a visit to southern Lebanon. Solberg ordered Netanyahu to pay NIS 29,000 in personal expenses.
Justice Noam Solberg of the Jerusalem District Court ruled Sunday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used five out of six official events at the Prime Minister's Office over recent months for prohibited election propaganda, according to Hebrew-language media reports. The ruling orders Netanyahu to pay NIS 29,000 in personal expenses.
The events cited include a press conference on Iran, a situation assessment with the IDF General Staff Forum, and a visit to southern Lebanon. Solberg determined these were intended to advance Netanyahu's political campaign and must have been free of such content.
The ruling adds to a series of decisions by Solberg enforcing election propaganda restrictions on public officials. In June, he imposed fines on several ministers for filming campaign content in their official offices. The decision comes amid ongoing legal proceedings against Netanyahu in separate corruption cases.
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