Election interference

Shin Bet removes social media accounts to block foreign interference in upcoming election

The announcement comes a week after INCD announced that governments could lose control of AI if they don't shut down sites.

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Ballot papers of various political parties are displayed at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 14, 2026
Brazilian President and Workers' Party (PT) candidate for re-election Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva prepares to vote in the general election in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, October 4, 2026.

Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil presidential vote, will face Lula in runoff

The election, which centered around the cost of living, corruption and insecurity in Brazilians' daily lives, follows a string of wins across Latin America by right-wing parties.

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DESPITE HUGE advances in technology, Israeli voters still mark a physical paper ballot and place it in a ballot box. From there, the CEC builds multiple layers of verification around that slip of paper.

AI, fraud, and cyberattacks: What security threats face Israel’s 2026 election?

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: The irony of Israel’s election security system is that the most consequential threats may not necessarily involve the ballot boxes at all.

|BySHIR PERETS
MK Amit Halevi attends a meeting of the Education, Culture and Sports Committee at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, May 26, 2026.

Iran, Turkey seeking regime change in Israel via foreign interference, Likud MK tells 'Post'

While Israel’s use of paper ballots makes direct mechanical tampering with elections nearly impossible, Halevi emphasized that foreign actors can still influence the outcome.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN

US election officials decry Trump's threat to jail them if he returns to White House

Trump also repeated his baseless claim that his 2020 election defeat to Democratic President Joe Biden was due to fraud.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024ByREUTERS
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, last month. With major democracies considering greater adoption of cryptocurrencies, Israel should do the same, says the writer.

'Reality': Getting in the mindset of uneducated vanity - review

Sydney Sweeney, a young star who has played in her share of rom-coms, gives a compelling performance in a tricky role.

JULY 20, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
SYDNEY SWEENEY in ‘Reality.’

X remains banned in Pakistan following controversial elections

Despite a High Court order and widespread international criticism, Pakistani authorities have not yet lifted the ban on X.

FEBRUARY 28, 2024ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters watch the general election results at a PTI office in Islamabad, Pakistan February 8, 2024.

US calls for investigation into Pakistan election tampering claims

The leaders of six political parties, led by Imran Khan's PTI, decided to create a coalition government following the recent general elections in Pakistan.

FEBRUARY 15, 2024ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023.

Ex-Egyptian presidential candidate Tantawy found guilty of forgery

During the campaign for the 2023 election, which Sisi won with nearly 90% of the vote, Tantawy said dozens of family members and allies were arrested.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024ByREUTERS
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi waves as he arrives to the opening ceremony of the New Suez Canal

Russians vote in tightly-controlled regional elections, first since war began

Governors including Moscow's powerful mayor are up for election in 21 of Russia's regions from Siberia to the Black Sea coast.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023ByREUTERS
Russia's President Vladimir Putin casts his ballot during mayoral election at a polling station in Moscow, Russia September 9, 2018.

Trump's Georgia jailhouse mug shot makes history

Unlike the other authorities, who gave him a pass, Georgia opted to process him like any other criminal defendant, including fingerprints and a mug shot.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is shown in a police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, after a Grand Jury brought back indictments against him and 18 of his allies in their attempt to overturn the state's 2020 election results in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 24, 2

The US needs a Trump-free Republican Party to make America sane again - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The party founded by Abraham Lincoln is ready to lead the free world to the gates of hell.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on as he holds a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, US, July 29, 2023.

Texas woman arrested for threatening to kill judge in Trump election case

Federal investigators said that Shry used racist language in a voicemail message attacking Chutkan, a Black woman, and threatened to kill anyone who went after Trump.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Portrait of Tanya Chutkan, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Fulton County Prosecutors propose March 2024 trial date in Trump Georgia case

Trump's attorneys have argued in other criminal cases that any trial be scheduled until after the November 2024 US presidential election.

AUGUST 16, 2023ByREUTERS
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on as he holds a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, US, July 29, 2023.