Sohlberg Orders Bennett to Cut IDF Footage From Election Video After Likud Petition
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Updated · Arutz Sheva · Aug 19
Sohlberg Orders Bennett to Cut IDF Footage From Election Video After Likud Petition
3 articles · Updated · Arutz Sheva · Aug 19
Summary
Justice Noam Sohlberg ordered Naftali Bennett to remove segments showing soldiers in operational activity and an IDF artillery piece from a Beyachad campaign video.
Likud argued the footage illegally used public assets and the military for election propaganda, and Sohlberg ruled the clips created a link between the IDF and Bennett’s political message.
The ruling said the footage was not merely marginal background, establishing unlawful use of public assets even though Bennett was speaking about long-serving soldiers and haredi draft evasion.
Sohlberg stopped short of pulling the entire video, saying only the specific IDF-related visuals had to be deleted because they served as illustrative portions rather than the whole ad.