Likud Seeks to Disqualify Arab Parties from Knesset Elections
The Likud party announced it will submit requests to disqualify the Joint List and the Ra'am party from running in the upcoming Knesset elections. In a statement, Likud asserted that "there is no place in the Knesset for those who harm IDF soldiers and are unable to state that Hamas and Hezbollah are terrorist organizations." The party further claimed that "these terror supporters are the natural partners of Gadi Eisenkot, with whom he wants to form a government alongside Yair Golan and Avigdor Lieberman." Likud concluded by stating, "This must not be allowed to happen."
The move signals a sharp political confrontation ahead of the elections, with Likud aiming to prevent parties it deems extremist from gaining representation in Israel's parliament. The disqualification requests will be filed with the Central Elections Committee.
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