As Likud faces stricter Sohlberg, while Eisenkot gets entangled – the petition is dismissed

Justice Noam Sohlberg dismissed Likud's petition against the fake draft orders campaign by Eisenkot, without ruling on the legality of the move. He determined that the letters appear official and could cause panic, but only ordered the party to pay 6,000 shekels in costs. The decision raises questions about the disparity in enforcement compared to previous rulings against Likud.

Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, chairman of the Central Elections Committee, dismissed Likud's petition against the fake draft orders campaign of the Yashar party led by Gadi Eisenkot, five days after it was filed. Sohlberg ruled that the letters sent to young people appear to be official IDF documents and could cause panic, but refrained from deciding on the legality of the campaign. Instead, he ordered the Yashar party to pay 2,000 shekels to Likud and 4,000 shekels to the state treasury, for failing to respond to Likud's preliminary inquiry. The decision joins a series of rulings against Likud and Netanyahu, including ordering Netanyahu to pay 29,000 shekels in costs and instructions to remove publications. The article raises questions about the disparity in enforcement between the cases.