Netanyahu Claims Election Fraud, But Officials Reject His Charges

Israel’s Prime Minister says he suspects cheating in the vote, but election monitors and officials say there is no evidence to back him up.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making serious claims about Israel’s election. He says he suspects there was fraud—meaning people cheated or broke the rules—related to how many Arab citizens went out to vote. However, officials in charge of the election have quickly rejected these claims. The official election commission says there is no proof of any fraud. They are standing by the results. The situation has become very tense. Even the head of the Shin Bet, which is Israel’s version of the FBI, has weighed in. He reportedly compared the concerns about this election interference to ser…