Quietly: Sohlberg Fully Supports the Left's Narrative on Elections

Mati Tuchfeld, head of the C14 political desk, was interviewed today on Dana Varon's morning show and expressed bewilderment at the decision of Judge Noam Sohlberg to make changes to the procedures for observers at polling stations:

"This is a procedure that has existed for years, since the founding of the state. It is a complete turnaround, and it comes after decades in which the judicial system opposed these moves."

History

Tuchfeld explained the changes that Sohlberg is bringing about: "It has always been accepted that party representatives at polling stations, the 'observers', do not only check the integrity of the elections but also pass on information, for example, who came to vote and who did not. Over the years, the techniques have become more sophisticated through organized applications with precise information about voter turnout. One of the well-known applications is 'Elector', which is used by the ultra-Orthodox parties, Likud, Yisrael Beiteinu, and others."

Tuchfeld gave an example: "For example, a polling station in Caesarea – on election day, representatives of left-wing parties pass the information on, if only a quarter have voted, and so on. That is how they know how to incentivize and which doors to knock on."

The Turn and the Narrative

According to Tuchfeld, "Suddenly, yesterday, the chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Sohlberg, announced that this is forbidden and illegal. It is forbidden for party observers to report back and take materials out of the polling stations. Recently, we discovered petitions filed on the subject by Adv. Shahar Ben Meir. The changes that the judicial system is now making were proposed in Ben Meir's petitions – and were rejected time after time by the heads of the Central Elections Committees. Even when Ben Meir appealed to the Supreme Court – he was rejected there as well. Sohlberg's decision is very strange, to say the least."

These things come in continuation of our publication regarding the left-wing campaign that pumps the narrative morning and evening that "the right will steal the election." While an overwhelming majority among right-wing and center-right voters believe in the integrity of the elections, data in JPPI indices reveal that about 80% of left-wing voters are convinced that the elections will not be fair. While one side of the political map continues to believe in the state institutions and the democratic process, the other side has been deeply convinced that the system is flawed at its core – evidence of the resounding, and perhaps dangerous, success of the "panic" campaign.