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Ballot Jihad: MK Ayman Odeh Suspected of Taking Foreign Funds

Asaf Nissan

By: Tehilla Chakol

Editor: Asaf Nissan

24 Marcheshvan 5787 (04.11.26)

Joint List MK Ayman Odeh has been revealed as the lawmaker under examination by the Shin Bet on suspicion of receiving hundreds of thousands of shekels from an enemy state. The inquiry focuses on illicit financial pipelines designed to facilitate foreign election interference.


Ayman Odeh, a terror supporter and a member of Knesset from the Joint List party, is being investigated by the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, as part of the “Ballot Jihad” affair on suspicion that he received hundreds of thousands of shekels from a hostile state.

The investigation is focused on suspected money transfers to individuals involved in the case, as part of a broader probe into suspected foreign interference in Israel’s election process.