Tomorrow (Monday), the Knesset Intelligence Subcommittee, chaired by MK Boaz Bismuth, will hold a classified hearing with Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg — chair of the Central Elections Committee — and senior Shin Bet officials on preparations for the 26th Knesset elections, according to Channel 12. The discussion follows Bismuth's earlier letter to the Shin Bet director warning of foreign interference and threats to the integrity of the vote.
The closed-door session, set for Monday at an undisclosed location, will bring together the Knesset intelligence oversight panel with the head of the Central Elections Committee and the Shin Bet's top counter-espionage and cybersecurity officials. The discussion is a direct follow-up to the letter committee chair MK Boaz Bismuth sent to Shin Bet director David Zini earlier this month, warning of foreign interference, psychological warfare, and cyber attacks targeting the electoral process.
The hearing is the latest in a series of Knesset oversight measures on election security, which The Zioneer has covered in recent weeks. The National Digital Directorate and the Central Elections Committee held a joint meeting last week on cybersecurity and AI-generated disinformation. The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee also held a special hearing on threats to the electoral system, where Bismuth raised concerns about both foreign and domestic intervention.
The exact agenda of the subcommittee's classified session is not public, but the high-level participation — including the presence of the Supreme Court justice who chairs the elections committee — underscores the gravity of the concerns. The meeting is closed to the press and public.
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