Eisenkot petitions election committee to remove Smotrich's AI-generated video

Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot has filed a petition with the Central Elections Committee, targeting Religious Zionist Party leader and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. Eisenkot demands the removal of an AI-generated video that falsely claims he would advocate for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

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there is no place for lying, deception, and manipulation in the current election system.

The petition, reported by Walla, labels the video as a "manipulative attempt by the Religious Zionist Party to deliberately deceive the electorate." Smotrich had posted the video on X/Twitter, showing Eisenkot interacting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Ra'am party leader MK Mansour Abbas. The video also visually altered an Israeli flag to a Palestinian one, accompanied by text asserting that "an Eisenkot government means the creation of a Palestinian state."

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a manipulative attempt by the Religious Zionist Party to deliberately deceive the electorate.

The Yashar Party requested the committee chairman establish a "clear boundary" for election campaigns, stating they should not become "an arena where lies, manipulations, and fake AI content replace facts." Eisenkot's petition further accused Smotrich of attempting to "spread hatred, lies, and mislead voters," emphasizing that "there is no place for lying, deception, and manipulation in the current election system."

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an Eisenkot government means the creation of a Palestinian state.

Smotrich retaliated on X/Twitter, telling Eisenkot that "no petition will succeed in hiding the truth." He asserted that "Your government, with Yair Golan and Mansour Abbas, will establish a Palestinian state," adding that "Your ministers are saying it."

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no petition will succeed in hiding the truth.