Suspicion: Information Referred from Netanyahu's Office Led to Arrest of Ra'am Activists on Election Day

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The head of staff at the prime minister's office, Netanyahu, referred police to an intelligence source who provided information on Ra'am activists, and three of them were arrested on Election Day. According to the Channel 12 investigation by Ilana Dayan, the source is a former employee of the prime minister's office who is close to Yossi Shelly.

The investigation turned up nothing, and the attorney general's office and the investigations department are now checking whether the information was planted deliberately to bolster the "Arabs are stealing the election" campaign. Shin Bet chief David Zini requested to wiretap five Arab Knesset members, but the request was rejected.

A senior official warned that it cannot be guaranteed the next elections will be fair.