Far-right Zehut party leader calls for Israel to annul election results
Far-right Zehut party leader calls for Israel to annul election results Moshe Feiglin, the leader of the far right Zehut party, has called for Israel to annul the election results and hold snap elections, with border police stationed outside polling stations where Palestinians are voting, Haaretz reports. In a video statement Feiglin said: "We cannot allow Qatar to take over our Knesset," after…
Far-right Zehut party leader Moshe Feiglin has called for Israel to annul the recent election results and hold snap elections, according to Haaretz. He argues that Qatar is attempting to take control of Israel's Knesset through foreign interference. In a video statement, Feiglin expressed his concern, saying, "We cannot allow Qatar to take over our Knesset."
Feiglin's call for action follows a request from Israel’s Central Elections Committee for Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service, to investigate allegations of foreign interference in the election process. Qatar has vehemently denied these allegations, labeling them as "yet another disinformation campaign aiming to drag Qatar into Israeli political disputes following this week’s elections."
Feiglin's proposed solution involves the implementation of stricter measures at polling stations where Palestinians are voting. He suggested that every voter at these Palestinian polling stations should be checked, emphasizing that "every woman wearing a burqa must remove her burqa for verification."
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