Israeli government approves voting cameras, critics cry foul

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Israeli government approves voting cameras, critics cry foul
[Reuters]   By Jeffrey Heller    Reuters8 September 2019

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet approved draft legislation on Sunday to have cameras monitor polling stations in Israel's election next week, a move opponents said was effectively meant to intimidate Arab voters.

Fighting for political survival after an inconclusive ballot in April, the right-wing Netanyahu has made voter fraud a key issue in his campaign for a fifth term, cautioning that victory could be stolen from him in what polls show to be a close race.

In the previous election, Netanyahu's Likud party sent monitors equipped with body cameras to a several polling stations with Arab constituents in what Arab politicians described as voter intimidation.

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