Israel Moves To Disqualify Arab Parties, Candidates
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A majority of the Israeli electoral committee has voted to exclude Arab political parties from the upcoming elections. The elections for the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, are at the end of October. The Supreme Court can still overturn the decision; this has happened frequently in the past. The electoral committee consists mainly of members of Prime Minister Netanyahu's government. The committee voted to block the participation of the United …
The agency rejects requests to prevent several Jewish parties from attending. The decision is expected to be overturned by the Supreme Court.
Israel's dangerous election double standard: Arabs targeted, far-right untouched
Despite the Elections Committee's politically driven hearings, the bar for disqualifying Knesset candidates is high. Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh does not meet it; Ben-Gvir's far-right party may come closer, but they are Jewish
The accusation: "They are racist and opposed to the existence of the Jewish State." The decision will have to have the "ok of the Supreme Court." And it is controversy
Before the parliamentary election, the electoral commission in Israel tries to exclude parties of the Arab minority. The Supreme Court has so far collected such attempts.
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