Israel's Shas party has issued a sharp rebuke of Judge Noam Solberg, chairman of the Central Elections Committee, following his ruling that the party must remove a campaign video. The decision came after the video featured a figure perceived as a soldier, which Solberg determined violated election advertising rules.
In a statement, Shas accused Solberg of rushing to accommodate left-wing parties. "It's not surprising that Judge Solberg was quick to respond to the left-wing party led by Eisenkot and disqualify a Shas video that contains no IDF symbol or military element whatsoever," the party said.
The ultra-Orthodox party further alleged discrimination in the enforcement of campaign regulations, claiming that left-wing parties receive preferential treatment. "The left constantly distributes propaganda against Shas on the conscription issue, but when Shas presents the truth, they immediately intervene," the statement read. "The legal persecution against the right, traditionalists and the religiously observant is no longer surprising."
Despite what they characterized as a biased ruling, Shas officials declared the decision would not impact the party's electoral support. "You can delete a video, but you cannot erase the hundreds of thousands of families who support Shas," the party concluded.
