Sohlberg orders removal of Ben-Gvir prison video, imposes NIS 20,000 costs
The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel and the nonprofit Voting for Israel filed petitions arguing that the video constituted election propaganda produced through the use of public assets.
Justice Noam Sohlberg, chairman of the Central Elections Committee (CEC), has ordered National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and his party Otzma Yehudit to remove a controversial video from their social media accounts and pay NIS 20,000 in legal costs. The video shows Ben-Gvir visiting convicted Hamas terrorist Hassan Salameh in prison, where he threatened to kill Salameh.
The CEC ruled that the video was election propaganda, produced using public resources and intended to influence voters. The decision rejects the argument that the video aimed to deter terrorism. Ben-Gvir and Otzma Yehudit must remove the video and pay the costs to the organizations that petitioned against it.
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