Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026The Rehovot inspector cited complaints from residents and said the sign required a permit. The resident said it was a nonpartisan call to vote, not campaign advertising. The municipality later rescinded the removal demand pending a legal reviewShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free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 formatSubscribeBar Pelegand Yair Foldes01:17 PM • July 13 2026 IDTA municipal inspector in the central Israeli city of Rehovot ordered a resident on Sunday to remove a sign urging people to vote in the upcoming election, saying it required prior approval and citing complaints from residents.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli electionsHuman rightsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsU.S.-IranTrumpHussam Abu SafiyaGraham PlatnerBrad LanderIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSources: Netanyahu to Call Numerous Witnesses to Delay State Probe's FindingsKnesset Panel Approves Proposal to Freeze Arrests of Haredi Draft DodgersI Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I SawIran Strikes U.S. Bases Across Gulf as Fight Over Hormuz EscalatesEurope's Smallest Jewish Community Gets a New Home and Geothermal MikvahRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesMade 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 UNRWA