The right-wing campaign that shook the left's complacency: "They must not hear him"

A telephone campaign by the 'Noam LeIsrael' party, featuring a recording of a child asking for a Jewish education, has sparked controversy. The Movement for Quality Government filed an urgent petition demanding a halt to its distribution. The party launched a counter-campaign and attacked the left.

A telephone campaign by the 'Noam LeIsrael' party succeeded on election day in shaking the left's complacency. The Movement for Quality Government filed an urgent petition with the chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, against the party chairman, MK Avi Maoz, demanding a halt to the distribution of the recording. At the center of the controversy is 'Ofek', a child who calls voters 'from the year 2046' and asks for a Jewish education. The petition claims the recording violates the prohibition on the participation of children under 15 in election propaganda, presenting two possibilities: that the voice was created digitally or that it is a real child who was exploited. Judge Sohlberg ordered the party to clarify whether the voice is that of a real child. In response, the party launched an additional campaign with a recording of an Arab assistant asking not to vote for the party, and issued a harsh statement against the left.