Shin Bet director David Zini leveled sharp criticism at Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and at the agency's legal adviser over delays in advancing an investigation into suspected foreign interference in Israel's elections. Channel 12's Amit Segal reported the clash Wednesday evening.
According to the report, Zini told Justice Noam Solberg in a hearing that hostile actors transferred up to 100 million shekels in an attempt to influence the vote, yet no suspect has been cleared for interrogation. "Nationwide deployment, a security dimension, multiple parties, suspects also involved in terror, what more do you need?" he asked.
Zini explained that initial intelligence arrived close to election day, with further evidence coming in afterward. "Close to the elections, a 'small and lethal gun' of evidence arrived," he said. On the day of the vote itself, he added, field reports came in of inducements offered to voters: "Vote, and you'll get cash or fuel cards."
