Shin Bet pressured Joint List activists to incriminate Ra'am during election probe - report

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One activist told N12 that the Shin Bet's line of questioning was an attempt to leverage their religious identity to prompt them into giving over information against Ra'am.

The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) attempted to recruit activists of the Arab Joint List party to act against Ra'am during its investigation into suspected election tampering in the Arab sector, N12 News reported on Saturday. As part of the ongoing investigation, the Shin Bet called several Joint List activists in for questioning. However, upon arriving, the activists were reportedly asked by those questioning them to provide incriminating information about Ra'am.

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