High-profile case8/20/2026

Netanyahu Did Not Remove Video Featuring Children, Contrary to Election Committee Order

The Election Committee ordered the removal of a campaign video by Benjamin Netanyahu pending a hearing on a petition concerning a possible violation of the ban on the participation of children under age 15 in election propaganda. According to Haaretz, a week after the order was issued, the video was still available.

Key facts

•Party concerned: Benjamin Netanyahu
•Relief: removal of the video pending a hearing on the petition
•Subject of the dispute: participation of children under age 15
•After one week, the video had not been removed
•The case number and date of the order were not stated

What Happened

A petition was filed whose petitioners claim that children under age 15 participated in Netanyahu's election video. According to the petitioners, this violates the prohibition established against including such children in election propaganda.

Interim Order

The Election Committee ordered the video removed pending a hearing on the petition. This is interim relief: the source provided does not indicate that a final ruling has already been issued on the merits regarding the alleged violation.

The Video Remained Available

According to a Haaretz report, the video had not been removed a week after the order was issued. The source does not state the case number, the petitioners' names, the exact date of the order, or information about additional procedural steps.

The Legal Basis of the Dispute

The petition is based on the prohibition against the participation of children under age 15 in election propaganda. The name of the law or the specific piece of legislation is not stated in the material provided.

What this means for you

Orders by election bodies may be issued even before a final ruling in a dispute, in order to temporarily halt the dissemination of propaganda suspected of being unlawful. For election participants, this means that the use of children under age 15 in campaign materials may provide grounds for filing a petition and demanding that a publication be removed, even if no final ruling has yet been issued.

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