Elections

20 stories about Elections
גיא טיטונוביץ', מייסד ומנכ"ל CHEQ, לצד קלפי בבחירות הקודמות

CHEQ CEO warns AI-powered bots could distort Israel’s next election

17.09.26|Omer Kabir
Guy Tytunovich says the combination of AI-generated content and increasingly sophisticated bots could make foreign and domestic influence campaigns significantly more powerful than in previous elections. 
רובוט מצביע בבחירות

AI enters the Israeli election: one in four voters may turn to AI for guidance

30.08.26|CTech
Some 71% of Israelis say they have encountered election-related fake news, while 69% fear political discourse could fuel online violence around the election
מימין ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ויו"ר ישר גדי איזנקוט

Israel police warn tech companies to prepare for bots and AI election manipulation

23.08.26|Amir Kurz
With concerns growing over foreign interference and fake news, police are asking technology companies to identify coordinated networks, fake identities and automated political activity before they can distort the election.
סרטונים שהשתמשו ב־ AI של אושר שקלים משמאל ושל דבי ביטון מביחד-יש עתיד

1,097 AI posts and counting: How Israeli politicians are using AI to win votes

18.08.26|Omer Kabir
A new Open University project tracking political content found that 12.7% of posts published since July 28 used AI, often in ways that are difficult for voters to recognize.
בחירות ל כנסת אנשים מצביעים ב קלפי ב תל אביב

Why Israel is keeping its elections stubbornly low-tech

12.08.26|Omer Kabir
From Estonia’s online voting to Brazil’s electronic ballots, democracies are experimenting with faster systems. Israel’s election experts say the physical ballot remains its strongest defense against cyberattacks, fraud and disputed results.
מטה טיקטוק ב קליפורניה

TikTok removed more than 550,000 videos in Israel as election misinformation concerns grow

30.07.26|CTech
The platform says most violations were detected before users reported them as it prepares for Israel’s October 27 election with a dedicated taskforce, AI-content labels and partnerships with Reuters and election officials.
Jeremy Levin

Innovation made Israel strong. Voting will keep it that way

29.04.26|Dr. Jeremy M. Levin
“Fly & Vote” is not a slogan. It is a decision to remain part of the system that helped shape you—and to take responsibility for where it goes next.
עו"ד יפעת סימינובסקי היועצת המשפטית של וועדת הבחירות המרכזית

Intel exec to help safeguard Israel’s elections

16.03.26|Zvi Zerahia
Yifat Siminovski, who serves as the Corporate Lead of the Privacy & AI Risk Management Team at Intel, will become the legal adviser to the Central Elections Committee.
Sequent Founders

“We remain dedicated to innovating and enhancing the democratic process through technology”

25.06.25|CTech
Sequent has raised a total of $1.35 million to bridge the gap between technological potential and practical application in digital democracy. 
תומכי דונלד טראמפ ב פנסילבניה

AI deepfakes fail to disrupt elections in 2024

06.01.25|Omer Kabir
Despite fears, studies reveal minimal impact of AI-generated disinformation on voter outcomes in key global elections.
פוטו בחירות בארה"ב אלון מאסק

How Musk’s X account floods feeds with pro-Trump messages and election misinformation

05.11.24|Omer Kabir
With millions of views and likes, Musk’s posts get algorithmic boosts while pushing controversial election narratives.
דונלד טראמפ קמלה האריס בעצרות בצפון קרוליינה

Harris vs. Trump: Competing visions for America's economic future

05.11.24|Adrian Filut
A contrast in policy proposals reveals divergent paths on taxation, spending, and social welfare that could reshape the nation.
תומכיו של נשיא ארה"ב לשעבר והמועמד הרפובליקני לנשיאות דונלד טראמפ

Election deception 2.0: AI and misinformation redefine US campaign landscape

03.11.24|Omer Kabir
As AI deepfakes and misinformation flood social media, the battle over truth takes center stage in the 2024 U.S. election.
אלון מאסק באירוע תמיכה ב דונלד טראמפ בפנסילבניה ארה"ב אוקטובר 2024

Rocking the vote: How Musk is trying to turn the election

24.10.24|Omer Kabir
With the help of tens of millions of dollars and advanced targeting technology, Elon Musk gives conflicting messages to various voters in the key states - with one goal: to hinder Kamala Harris and ensure Trump's victory.
קמלה האריס בכינוס המפלגה הדמוקרטית בשיקגו

Harris bets big on digital to beat Trump in 2024

03.09.24|Omer Kabir
A $200 million digital strategy aims to reshape the electoral landscape and secure swing state votes.
דונלד טראמפ ב וועידת הקריפטו

How deepfakes are misleading swing voters in the U.S. elections

12.08.24|Omer Kabir
As the U.S. election approaches, deepfake content is becoming more pervasive, influencing voters who have not yet decided whom to support, posing a threat to one of the fundamental pillars of the democratic process and easing the path for anti-democratic forces to ascend.
מימין בצלאל סמוטריץ' ו איתמר בן גביר

The year of Israel's disillusionment from the fantasies of the extreme right

20.11.22|Yoel Esteron
“We are expecting a very difficult year, maybe two,” Calcalist Publisher Yoel Esteron writes concerning the new Israeli government, “and after that - the political turnover will come”
יאיר לפיד  בנימין נתניהו

Israelis vote for fifth time in four years in hope of breaking deadlock

31.10.22|CTech
Final opinion polls published last week showed both leading candidates are short of the 61 seats needed for a majority, opening the prospect of weeks of coalition wrangling and possibly new elections
אריה דרעי פרצה פרצת אבטחה מערכת בחירות ש"ס

Two days before elections, security breach in Shas database exposes personal details of millions of Israeli citizens

30.10.22|Omer Kabir
The breach gave potential attackers access to all the information stored in the system including personal data. Shas: "As soon as we were informed of the breach we implemented a number of immediate changes, so all information will be kept in a very secure manner”
בחירות מרץ 2021 בנימין נתניהו ושרה מצביעים

No clear winner in Israeli election: Israeli TV exit polls

23.03.21|Reuters
Not even a world-beating Covid-19 vaccination could push Israel’s longest-serving leader into a clear majority