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Police Arrest Raam Officials With NIS 24,000 Cash

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 23:40 UTC · How we work

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Police arrested three senior Raam party officials with NIS 24,000 cash on suspicion of vote-buying.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Arab voters were trying to steal the election and posted queue images, calling it life-or-death.
Joint List leader Yousef Jabareen accused Netanyahu of inciting hatred against Arab citizens and questioning their voting legitimacy.
Acting Central Elections Committee director-general Dean Livne said the cash-bribery case was isolated and under investigation.

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Police arrested three senior Raam party officials with NIS 24,000 cash on suspicion of vote-buying.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Arab voters were trying to steal the election and posted queue images, calling it life-or-death.
Joint List leader Yousef Jabareen accused Netanyahu of inciting hatred against Arab citizens and questioning their voting legitimacy.
Acting Central Elections Committee director-general Dean Livne said the cash-bribery case was isolated and under investigation.