Election Committee Rejects Bids to Disqualify Arab and Far-Right Parties
Israel's Central Elections Committee rejected on Thursday requests to disqualify several political parties from running in the upcoming 26th Knesset elections. The committee, chaired by Judge Noam Sohlberg, continued its deliberations for a second day on petitions seeking to ban parties and candidates.
Among the petitions considered were those seeking to disqualify the far-right "Otzma Yehudit" and "Religious Zionism" parties, as well as the "Zehut" party. The committee also reviewed a request to disqualify the "Democrats" party. Ultimately, all these petitions were denied.
Specifically, a request to disqualify Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and his "Otzma Yehudit" party was rejected by a vote of 19 to 10. Similarly, bids to disqualify the "Religious Zionism" and "Zehut" lists were also turned down.
In a separate decision, the committee also voted against disqualifying the "Democrats" party, with 14 members opposing the ban and only two voting in favor. The committee's decisions mean these parties will be allowed to participate in the elections.
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