Israel Election Committee Orders Shas to Pull Video for 2 Days Over 30,000-Soldier Claim
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Aug 23
Israel Election Committee Orders Shas to Pull Video for 2 Days Over 30,000-Soldier Claim
3 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Aug 23
Summary
Justice Noam Solberg issued a two-day interim order requiring Shas to remove its campaign video and respond to alleged violations of Israel’s election propaganda law.
Yashar, led by Gadi Eisenkot, argued the ad illegally suggested IDF identification with Shas by showing a soldier returning home and citing "more than 30,000 soldiers and career-service personnel" who voted for the party.
Shas removed the video after the order but defended it as a rebuttal to claims that it backs draft evasion, saying yeshiva students and IDF soldiers both contribute to Israel.
The clash lands as Shas faces mounting scrutiny over ultra-Orthodox conscription, after backing legislation critics say would shield haredi draft evaders despite the IDF’s manpower shortage ahead of the October 27 election.