Bennett got exactly what he didn't want: Likud beat him over the enlistment video

Judge Noam Sohlberg partially accepted Likud's petition against Naftali Bennett and his "Together" party, ordering the removal of segments showing IDF soldiers and weapons from a campaign video. Bennett was also ordered to pay 2,000 shekels in costs. Sohlberg noted that four and a half seconds out of a 23-second video were not a marginal part, and that to illustrate the message about enlistment, there was no need to show a firing cannon. According to him, the use harms two purposes of the law: preserving public assets from political use and preserving the apolitical image of the IDF. On the other hand, Sohlberg rejected on procedural grounds Likud's claim of a violation of Section 2B(B). Bennett and his party will be able to either remove only the prohibited segments or replace them with permitted visual content. The decision joins a previous ruling by Sohlberg from the beginning of the month and sharpens the boundary ahead of the election campaign. The petition also relates to the permanent cover photo on Benjamin Netanyahu's Facebook account, where he is shown surrounded by IDF soldiers, and to videos combining soldiers and operational activity. The Yashar party with Eisenkot stated that Likud is asked to respect the standard set by the election committee also on Netanyahu's page.