{
  "id": 2974838,
  "title": "Sohlberg allows Ben-Gvir to attend police event despite election campaigning concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/sohlberg-allows-ben-gvir-to-attend-police-event-despite-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:12:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-906394"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Central Elections Committee chairman Noam Sohlberg permitted National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to attend and speak at a police event on Monday morning. This decision came after a petition was filed by NGO Voting for Israel, requesting that Ben-Gvir be barred from the event due to concerns that his participation, even without speaking, would amount to election campaigning. Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara supported this request, arguing that the police-funded event could become election campaigning if Ben-Gvir attended. However, Sohlberg rejected this petition, stating that Ben-Gvir had sworn an affidavit not to engage in any form of campaigning during the event. The event, which marks 50 years of the police volunteer system, is an appreciation occasion for Israel Police volunteers and members of police emergency squads. Sohlberg recommended that speeches be reviewed by legal advisers before the event, but this was not a condition for Ben-Gvir's participation.",
  "summary": "The event at hand is an appreciation event for Israel Police volunteers and members of police emergency squads. It is officially planned to mark 50 years of the police volunteer system.",
  "key_points": [
    "Central Elections Committee chairman Noam Sohlberg allowed Itamar Ben-Gvir to attend police event.",
    "NGO Voting for Israel petitioned to bar Ben-Gvir due to election campaigning concerns.",
    "Sohlberg accepted Ben-Gvir's affidavit not to campaign, permitting his attendance."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}