Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026The Rehovot municipality's guidelines require reporting employees who engage in prohibited political activities, including participating in campaign events. A leading civil rights group called the ban an 'infringement on free expression'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNoa ShpigelJuly 02, 2026The Association for Civil Rights in Israel called on Wednesday on a city near Tel Aviv to reverse its decision banning its employees from engaging in political activity, as the country prepares to head to the polls later this year.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel Elections 2026CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamHamasDavid ZiniRo KhannaIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastPawns or Power Brokers? Gulf States Again Seek to Sway U.S.-Iran WarFar-right MK Fast-tracks Tens of Millions for Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav MemorialKnesset Advances Highly Contentious Bill Weakening Attorney General's PowersInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahamadinijad as Iran's LeaderIt's All in the Date: How October 7 Is Already Haunting Israel's Next ElectionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWARo Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' Him