In a letter to Haaretz, Likud attorney Ilan Bombach threatened and argued that the campaign constituted prohibited election propaganda. Haaretz said in response that the move was 'an attempt to use election laws to silence a critical media outlet'
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In a letter to Haaretz, Likud attorney Ilan Bombach threatened and argued that the campaign constituted prohibited election propaganda. Haaretz said in response that the move was 'an attempt to use election laws to silence a critical media outlet'

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July 30, 2026Updated:03:08 PM IDT
An advertising campaign launched this week by Haaretz newspaper has been removed from billboards across Tel Aviv and central Israel, after pressure from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party, which argued that it constituted illegal electioneering.
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