Israeli Parties Select Ballot Symbols for Upcoming Election
The Central Elections Committee has approved the ballot symbols, or "letters," that Israeli political parties will use on voting slips for the upcoming election, scheduled in 29 days. The Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will retain its traditional "Mem-Heh" (מחל) symbol. Gadi Eisenkot's party will use "Dalet-Reish-Heh" (דרך), Naftali Bennett's party will use "Reish-Kaf" (רק), and Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit will use "Bet" (ב). Yair Golan's The Democrats will use "Aleph-Reish-Tav" (אמת).
Notably, Naftali Bennett had initially requested the "Bet" symbol, historically associated with the National Religious Party (Mafdal). The committee also rejected the Arab-Jewish party's first choice of "Yud-Heh" (יה), citing concerns about public sentiment, and approved their second choice, "Heh" (ה).
In parallel, the Supreme Court is set to hear appeals regarding the disqualification of the Joint List party and its members Sami Abu Shehadeh and Ofer Cassif from participating in the elections. The Central Elections Committee had previously disqualified them, with Otzma Yehudit filing the petition against Abu Shehadeh, citing his remarks following the October 7th attacks. The court will also consider the disqualification of MK Ofer Cassif and the Joint List.
The committee had previously rejected requests to disqualify Otzma Yehudit, Religious Zionism-Identity, and The Democrats.
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