Shin Bet Has Reportedly Not Yet Found Evidence of Foreign Election Influence

Senior officials in Israel’s law-enforcement system reportedly say the Shin Bet has not presented evidence substantiating director David Zini’s allegations of foreign influence in the election. The officials had been briefed on findings from the joint investigation being conducted by the Shin Bet and police. The officials said that at this stage the matter was certainly not a security one, and that it was very doubtful it was criminal. Shin Bet investigators are reportedly focusing on hundreds of thousands of shekels allegedly transferred from the Palestinian Authority. According to the officials, no evidence establishes that the money was used for election bribery. The officials said that, if the state of the evidence remained unchanged, no one was expected to be summoned for questioning under caution in connection with the investigation.