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Israel's 26th Knesset Elections Face Record Surge in Petitions
Israel's Central Elections Committee is facing an unprecedented surge in propaganda petitions ahead of the 26th Knesset elections, with numbers reaching nearly five times those of previous election cycles. Justice Noam Sohlberg, chairing the committee, has been inundated with hundreds of complex cases, many involving multiple digital infractions and social media content that current legal tools are ill-equipped to handle efficiently.