Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party of attacking democracy and the rule of law. His remarks followed concerns from Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara about the impartiality of a Shin Bet investigation into alleged electoral fraud involving Arab parties.
In a post on X, Eisenkot said security services, law enforcement and public administration serve the state, not its leader. He accused Netanyahu and Likud of trying to draw the country into what he called a dangerous constitutional crisis.
Baharav-Miara said that, in a state governed by the rule of law, citizens or elected officials should not be questioned without evidence to justify it. She added that the Shin Bet or another body could present any evidence it had to support an investigation.
i24News reported that the Shin Bet chief was seeking to question four Arab politicians over the allegations, but had not provided prosecutors with evidence concerning them. The report did not specify what evidence, if any, the agency might hold.
Sources: ANSA Mondo.