Israeli PM Netanyahu's party has confirmed reports that it hired and gave cameras to 1,200 polling-station observers in what it said was an effort to expose voter fraud, The Jerusalem Post reports.
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Earlier Tuesday, hidden cameras were captured in several Israeli Arab towns in the north and in one in the south. The Post reported a man was caught trying to hide a camera in a location in the southern city of Rahat in an attempt to disqualify a polling station. That incident led to about five people being detained in connection with the hidden cameras, The Post reported.
Balad, meanwhile, said it"received a message that right-wing activists are disrupting the electoral process in Arab towns by means of wiretapping and hidden cameras [in order] to deter the Arab public from voting. ... We do not give in to the attempts to delegitimize us." The incidents come as Netanyahu — seeking a fifth term leading the nation — battles for political survival. The party led by his main rival Benny Gantz, Hosen L'Yisrael, had a slight edge in final opinion polling. While Gantz, a former military chief, entered Election Day with that lead, Netanyahu is still in a strong position to form a governing coalition,
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