Justice Solberg has imposed fines of approximately NIS 2,000 per video on ministers who shot political campaign content in their official offices, responding to a petition by attorney Yaron Meiri.
Central Elections Committee chair Justice Yitzhak Solberg has imposed significant fines on several ministers who filmed election campaign videos inside their government offices, in a ruling that reinforces the separation between state resources and political activity. Following a petition filed by attorney Yaron Meiri, Solberg set the fine at approximately NIS 2,000 per video produced in ministerial chambers. The affected ministers are reportedly seeking to have their respective parties cover the fines. This ruling follows a pattern of enforcement by Solberg, who earlier this month ordered National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to remove a video relating to the Sumud Flotilla and imposed a NIS 23,000 fine for illegal election propaganda. A separate petition concerning campaign materials by Transportation Minister Miri Regev and the Likud party is also pending before Solberg. The current ruling underscores the committee's heightened scrutiny of election conduct with less than two months until the scheduled October election — each reported infraction can serve as a precedent for additional challenges against campaign conduct by contenders from across the political spectrum.
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