Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Defense Committee Chairman Boaz Bismuth (Likud) accused the Central Elections Committee of making 'questionable appointments' that require 'explanations,' after the committee elected new roles for its legal adviser and director generalShare 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 Shpigel08:18 PM • July 27 2026 IDTA dispute over the independence of Israel's Central Elections Committee erupted Monday after a senior Likud lawmaker questioned recent appointments to the body, drawing an immediate rebuke from its chairman and a plea from the Shin Bet chief to keep the agency out of political disputes.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtLikudShin BetIsraeli politicsIsraeli electionsDavid ZiniCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTrumpEisenkotMamdani-NetanyahuPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastShin Bet Chief Urges Agency Be Kept Out of Politics Amid Election Security RowTrump Doesn't Realize the Risk Settler Violence Poses to His Plans. He Soon WillNetanyahu Visits Trump With Fewer Allies and No Good OptionsIsrael Gives anti-Muslim Geert Wilders High-level Welcome, Settlement TourAbbas' UAL Breaks With Islamic Movement in Push to Expand Voter BaseRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleEd Miliband, the U.K.'s New Foreign Secretary – and His History With IsraelWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownBiden Officials Now Regret What They Let Israel Do in Gaza. Does It Matter?These Young Israelis Are Calling for the Zionist Left to Confront the Occupation