Justice Eliezer Rivlin of the Central Elections Committee ruled Thursday that the Kadima party must either put its name on anonymous ads targetting Likud head Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu within three days or take them down. The ads, which say, “Bibi? I don't trust him,” have been posted on popular Israeli websites and hundreds of buses nationwide.

The ruling was handed down in response to a petition from Likud MK Michael Eitan. Eitan expressed satisfaction with the verdict, saying that Kadima head Tzipi Livni must not be allowed to present herself as a “clean” politician while simultaneously engaging in an anonymous, illegal smear campaign.