by Hanan Greenwood and Danielle Roth-Avneri
America take note! Signatories vow to "avoid humiliating and distorting attacks," keep clear of "baseless accusations."
Lawmakers from both sides of the political divide signed a pact on Monday to avoid nasty campaign tactics.
The Election Integrity Pact was drafted by
Tzohar, an organization of Israeli national-religious rabbis who want to
modernize Jewish traditions and find common ground between secular and
religious Israelis.
The pact stipulates that the election
campaign will be "run in a fair and nonviolent manner in pursuit of the
general good, in accordance with the political outlook of each party."
The agreement stresses that "the other side's viewpoints, however wrong they may be, shall not be distorted."
The signatories also pledged to "avoid
humiliating and distorting statements against parties and political
figures, as well as avoid baseless accusations."
The pact also makes candidates' relatives
off-limits, unless the candidates themselves feature relatives in their
campaigns. The signatories also pledged to make promises that "they
assess to be implementable."
Lawmakers who have promised to uphold
campaign decency include coalition chairman MK David Amsalem (Likud),
Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (the New
Right), MK Orly Levy-Abekasis (Gesher), Labor Party Chairman Avi Gabbay
and Israel Resilience Party Chairman Benny Gantz.
"Engaging in a respectful discourse is paramount," Tzohar said in a statement.
"Making libelous statements is always
wrong, but during election campaigns the dam often bursts, and we must
be extra careful. After the election we should build a robust Israeli
society rather than divide it. We are glad that many prominent lawmakers
have heeded our call and signed the pact," Tzohar said.
Hanan Greenwood and Danielle Roth-Avneri
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/2019/01/22/politicians-sign-pact-to-maintain-common-decency-in-campaigns/
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