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Netanyahu attacks chairman of Central Elections Committee [Israel elections]
Jerusalem Online ^ | Tuesday, March 17, 2015 | Yael Klein

Posted on 03/17/2015 1:17:18 PM PDT by Star Traveler

Earlier today, Judge Salim Joubran decided to ban Prime Minister Netanyahu's recorded message. In a press conference he held, Netanyahu protested the judge's decision: "I will not let anyone silence me".

Judge Salim Joubran, chairman of the Central Elections Committee has decided to ban Prime Minister Netanyahu's recorded message from radio and television broadcast, since it was of a propagandist nature. The PM was quick to slam him for this decision: "The 'Anyone but Bibi' party speaks undisturbed. The only one not allowed to speak his mind is the prime minister from Likud. I will not let anyone silence me." Netanyahu spoke at a press

Earlier today, Yesh Atid filed an appeal to the Central Elections Committee, asking to ban Netanyahu's message due to its propagandist nature, and the committee accepted the appeal and banned the message shortly before Netanyahu's speech.

"Here is what they did not want you to hear," Netanyahu continued. "We are preparing for a determining campaign. The gap between us and the Zionist Union is still wide. Their aim is to replace the Likud government and establish a leftist government with the support of the United (Arab) List," the Prime Minister stated.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Netanyahu posted an unusually harsh message on his Facebook page, expressing his concern over the "masses of Arabs flowing to the polling stations, jeopardizing a right-wing government." Many were quick to attack him for his words. MK Ahmad Tibi (Joint List) stated Netanyahu's words stem from fear of losing his premiership.

(Excerpt) Read more at jerusalemonline.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: centralelections; israel; joubran; netanyahu; salimjoubran
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I don't know the laws over there on speaking or campaigning on Election Day ... so I guess this depends on the exact law and what it specifically says. What happened here is that the judge ruled that it couldn't be broadcast, although Netanyahu still could speak out. But, of course, if there is no media broadcast, then nobody outside of those right there at the press conference will hear it.
1 posted on 03/17/2015 1:17:18 PM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: Star Traveler
The American judiciary can only dream about having the discretion to determine what is 'propaganda' and what is legitimate campaigning.

I can only image how that would work out here.

2 posted on 03/17/2015 1:20:26 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Star Traveler

I’m not Israeli and have no dog in this fight. It’s their election. That said...

“Judge Salim Joubran, chairman of the Central Elections Committee has decided to ban Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recorded message from radio and television broadcast, since it was of a propagandist nature.”

Isn’t that kinda the whole point of an election speech? This sounds bizarre. I wonder if there is more to this than I am grasping.


3 posted on 03/17/2015 1:21:33 PM PDT by NRx
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To: Star Traveler

God HELP Netanyahu and the conservatives!!! MAY they hold on to power.....


4 posted on 03/17/2015 1:23:08 PM PDT by pollywog ( " O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: Star Traveler

The fact that Israel lets Arab Nazis vote at all — let alone permits an Arab to RUN the elections committee — shows how truly suicidal they are.


5 posted on 03/17/2015 1:24:49 PM PDT by montag813 (Pray for Israel)
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To: NRx
You best have a dog in this fight, Imam Obama sure does in his campaign cronies have been working against Bibi for months.

And today, their busing in Arabs to vote just like busing Democrats to vote in Chicago.

6 posted on 03/17/2015 1:26:10 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: NRx

Well ... YES ... that’s exactly right, and thus why he made the decision to ban it (at least if I understand that law right).

What you’re saying is exactly right ... it IS an ELECTION SPEECH, and since those are banned on Election Day, he banned it.

Now the point is ... the “PRIME MINISTER” can call for a press conference on Election Day for “state business” or other important state matters and that would be legitimate to do.

SO ... exactly like you said ... if it’s PROPAGANDA and not simply “state business” ... it was banned.

You HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD ... :-) ...


7 posted on 03/17/2015 1:27:57 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: TexasCajun

All the more reason to stay out. Israel is not the 51st state. Meddling in another country’s politics is unseemly at best. And I prefer not to take my lead from Zero.


8 posted on 03/17/2015 1:29:57 PM PDT by NRx
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To: montag813

Israel, when it was first formed in 1948 ... PLEADED with ARABS to NOT LEAVE during the war. Those who did not leave were given full citizenship just like everyone in Israel. Israel did this FROM THE VERY BEGINNING and strongly urged those Arabs to not leave.


9 posted on 03/17/2015 1:30:14 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: NRx
...just beware.

We know how the Imam in the White House likes regime change.

And Israel has always been America's ally, Imam Obama sees Israel as the enemy.

10 posted on 03/17/2015 1:33:04 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: skeeter

“I can only image how that would work out here.”

Obama’s NLRB has rewritten the rules for union elections at private companies, shortening the time required for a vote and not allowing company appeals to be heard until after a vote.

Obama’s FEC declares it can control the internet.

Obama’s EPA uses its regulatory authority to destroy the coal industry.

Obama’s Department of Homeland Security allows millions of illegals into the country, relocates them to specific communities, and gives them government benefits.

Who is to say that the Federal Elections Commission won’t suddenly announce new rules pertaining to the conduct of elections, including determining what is permissible speech?


11 posted on 03/17/2015 1:33:16 PM PDT by Soul of the South (Yesterday is gone. Today will be what we make of it.)
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To: TexasCajun

Those Arabs (or others in Israel) cannot vote unless they have ID and if they are NOT in the right place to vote, their vote will NOT COUNT. They have the ballots in two envelopes, apparently. One identifies the voter, and the other envelope inside is the vote. If your identified envelope doesn’t match up with who is supposed to be there voting in that EXACT PLACE, the vote is discarded.

If someone is bussing people in, it would be bussing those who CAN VOTE ... and this it would be a “get out the vote” move ... which one can do.

I did that very thing with an election campaign in that we would call voters on Election Day and urge them to vote, and see if they needed a ride. If they needed a ride, we would give them that ride. That’s “getting out the vote” ... :-) ...


12 posted on 03/17/2015 1:35:05 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: TexasCajun

We WILL be communists, whether we want to or not. They WILL have their way. And we WILL comply.


13 posted on 03/17/2015 1:45:02 PM PDT by Lexinom
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To: Star Traveler
Those Arabs (or others in Israel) cannot vote unless they have ID and if they are NOT in the right place to vote, their vote will NOT COUNT.

None of them should have a vote. If they don't like it, there are 22 Arab states they can move to, which incidentally do NOT allow Jews to vote.

14 posted on 03/17/2015 1:54:07 PM PDT by montag813 (Pray for Israel)
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Israel, when it was first formed in 1948 ... PLEADED with ARABS to NOT LEAVE during the war.

Exactly. As I said...suicidal. Ben Gurion and Moshe Dayan were Socialist atheists and did not want a Jewish state, nor did they want the Temple Mount in Jewish hands, lest they cede power to religious authorities.

15 posted on 03/17/2015 1:55:59 PM PDT by montag813 (Pray for Israel)
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To: montag813

Israel has made a REALLY BIG DEAL in defending itself against the FALSE ACCUSATIONS that it is an Apartheid State. Apparently you want to UNDO all the defending that Israel has been doing against these false accusations ... :-) ...


16 posted on 03/17/2015 1:58:43 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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“MK Ahmad Tibi (Joint List) stated Netanyahu’s words stem from fear of losing his premiership.”

Somehow, I think he’s much more worried about losing his country. He’s fought for it for a good many years and it must pain him terribly to see liberals trying to bargain it away.


17 posted on 03/17/2015 2:01:35 PM PDT by oldfart
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To: Star Traveler
Israel has made a REALLY BIG DEAL in defending itself against the FALSE ACCUSATIONS that it is an Apartheid State. Apparently you want to UNDO all the defending that Israel has been doing against these false accusations ... :-)

Go back to Daily Kos

18 posted on 03/17/2015 2:55:07 PM PDT by montag813 (Pray for Israel)
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To: montag813

It’s people from the Daily Kos who make those kinds of accusations that Israel is an Apartheid State. I continually defend Israel against those accusations, pointing out the arguments that the State of Israel makes in order to fend off these false accusations.

Israel points out that Arabs in Israel do have full citizenship rights, and that an Arab is on the Israeli Supreme Court, and that Arabs have legislators in the Knesset and even that one of the “Miss Israels” was an Arab. These are all evidences of the fact that Israel is NOT an Apartheid State, contrary to the fact that some seem to want to “make Israel an Apartheid State”. The nation and State of Israel is totally against making the country an Apartheid State ... even if you want it to be one.


19 posted on 03/17/2015 3:01:20 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Star Traveler

Yes, but with obamanations people over in Israel using American taxpayers monies to pay off and hire Arab voters who would not vote but for democrats stealing our money, Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu would already have won.
Coming election, their will be more illegasls voting than ever and that means America is dead..


20 posted on 03/17/2015 4:10:55 PM PDT by kindred (Only God is good, Christ is Lord and Saviour of all who believe only on Him.)
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