The hostile destination where Ahmad Tibi was hosted shortly before Election Day

MK Ahmad Tibi returned to Israel from a brief visit to Qatar, where he was filmed for an interview on Al Jazeera. The visit comes amid an investigation into suspicions of foreign funding in elections in Arab society. The chairman of the Central Elections Committee instructed the Shin Bet to examine the suspicions.

MK Ahmad Tibi returned to Israel from a 24-hour visit to Doha, the capital of Qatar, where he was filmed for a special interview broadcast on the Qatari Al Jazeera network. The visit took place two days before the elections for the 26th Knesset. The visit is reported against the backdrop of an investigation into suspicions of election bribery in Arab society and an examination of the possibility that foreign funds were transferred to Israel to influence the vote. The chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Justice Noam Sohlberg, instructed the head of the Shin Bet to investigate serious suspicions of foreign funding. Meanwhile, police arrested additional suspects on suspicion of buying votes for the Ra'am party. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich demanded that the investigation be expanded to include the heads of the Arab parties. The article notes that at this stage it is not known whether Tibi held additional meetings beyond the interview filming, and that no information has been published indicating a connection between his trip and the suspicions under investigation.