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Shin Bet Investigates Suspected Qatari Interference In Israeli Elections
October 29, 2026

Israel’s Shin Bet security agency is investigating explosive allegations that Qatar, and possibly another foreign country, attempted to influence Tuesday’s Knesset elections through illegal foreign funding and election bribery. The investigation was ordered by Central Elections Committee Chairman Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg after Shin Bet Director David Zini presented intelligence described as exceptionally serious, according to a Channel 12 report. The intelligence reportedly raised suspicions that large sums of foreign money were used in an illegal effort to increase voter turnout in the Arab sector and influence the election results. Some of the suspected Qatari funds allegedly traveled through financial channels previously used to transfer money to terrorist organizations. READ MORE