{"id":60983,"date":"2026-08-02T05:46:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T09:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/mk-sharren-haskel-testifies-at-lahav-433-in-connection-with-comptroller-election-scandal\/02\/08\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T05:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T09:46:04","slug":"mk-sharren-haskel-testifies-at-lahav-433-in-connection-with-comptroller-election-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/mk-sharren-haskel-testifies-at-lahav-433-in-connection-with-comptroller-election-scandal\/02\/08\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MK Sharren Haskel testifies at Lahav 433 in connection with comptroller election scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The inquiry was launched at the initiative of the attorney-general.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel First party chair MK Sharren Haskel on Sunday <a data-ylk=\"slk:provided testimony to Lahav 433;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/politics-and-diplomacy\/article-904097\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">provided testimony to Lahav 433<\/a> in connection with the election of the state comptroller, which the High Court of Justice ruled invalid; Haskel&#8217;s spokesperson confirmed to <em>The Jerusalem Post.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The inquiry was launched at the initiative of the attorney-general.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier in July, <a data-ylk=\"slk:Haskel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/politics-and-diplomacy\/article-904043\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Haskel<\/a> alleged in a sworn affidavit that members of the New Hope-United Right faction were required to film themselves voting for Michael Rabello as state comptroller and show the footage to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as proof of how they voted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The claim conflicts with the position presented by the Likud during the legal proceedings over Rabello&#8217;s election. It was not, however, submitted in that case.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Israel First party chair MK Sharren Haskel leaving Lahav 433 after providing testimony in connection with the election of the state comptroller, August 2, 2026. (credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI\/MAARIV)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">High Court invalidates comptroller&#8217;s election<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Haskel signed the affidavit more than two weeks after the <a data-ylk=\"slk:High Court of Justice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/high-court-of-justice\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">High Court of Justice<\/a> invalidated Rabello&#8217;s election and ordered the Knesset to hold a new vote because the filming of ballots had fundamentally violated the secrecy of the election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the Rabello proceedings, the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Knesset;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/knesset?page=1\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Knesset<\/a> argued that there was no concrete evidence that a filming directive had been issued, while coalition MKs who published photographs of their ballots said they had acted voluntarily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Haskel&#8217;s affidavit was submitted for a different purpose: to support her argument that New Hope had ceased functioning independently and was effectively operating under the Likud&#8217;s authority following Sa&#8217;ar&#8217;s political return to the party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/mk-sharren-haskel-testifies-lahav-092509038.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inquiry was launched at the initiative of the attorney-general. 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