Judge Solberg orders Ben-Gvir to remove flotilla video over campaign violation (opens original article in a new tab)

A Israeli court ordered National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to remove a video showing him touring a detention facility with activists, ruling it violated election laws by using public assets for political campaigning. Ben-Gvir must pay NIS 8,000 in legal costs, with additional payments from government agencies.

• Supreme Court Deputy President Justice Noam Sohlberg ordered National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to remove a flotilla video from social media over election law violations
• The court ruled the 38-second video constituted election propaganda using public assets, violating Section 2A of the Elections Law (Election Propaganda Methods), 1959
• Ben-Gvir was ordered to pay NIS 8,000 in legal costs to the Movement for Quality Government, with the National Security Ministry and Israel Prison Service paying an additional NIS 15,000
• The court emphasized state assets cannot be used for private election campaigns, reinforcing the boundary between public office and political candidacy