State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman spoke today (Tuesday) at Tel Aviv University's Cyber Week, warning of real dangers of foreign influence on the upcoming election campaign, expected to take place in 2026.
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Engelman referred in his remarks to the increase in cyber threats from Iran and the espionage cases recently exposed in Israel, saying: "We must recognize that foreign influences may emerge and affect our democratic process. The State of Israel has entered an election year. During an election year, the threat intensifies and may endanger the democratic process.".
According to him, the possible consequences of such attacks are serious: "creating chaos on election day, undermining public confidence in the electoral system, influencing voters and distorting election results, eroding citizens' trust in the vote count and results, deepening social division, and more.".
Engelman revealed that his office is in the midst of a review of the government's handling of foreign influence in the digital arena, saying: "We are in the midst of reviewing the government's conduct in the face of foreign influence in the digital sphere. It can already be said that the findings indicate significant deficiencies.".
The Comptroller called on state bodies to act urgently: "Government bodies and the Central Elections Committee must come to their senses and improve their preparedness to prevent foreign influence on the elections expected to be held in Israel next year.".
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