Brakes on Netanyahu’s party

Jerusalem – Israel’s attorney-general this week ordered election candidates to stop using images of soldiers in their campaigns, after a complaint against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party.

“It is forbidden during the 90 days ahead of the elections to use the army for propaganda purposes, notably pictures of soldiers with the prime minister,” he said in a justice ministry statement.

The announcement came after a complaint by the opposition Labour party against Netanyahu’s Likud party over images of Netanyahu accompanied by troops. –