Protesters Rally Against Arab Party Disqualification at Supreme Court
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
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- Protesters demonstrated against the disqualification of Arab parties from elections.
- The Supreme Court is hearing appeals against the disqualification decision.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir filed petitions to disqualify an Arab candidate.
- Key figures from the disqualified parties participated in the protest.
- A confrontation occurred between protesters and Minister Ben-Gvir.
Protesters demonstrated outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Sunday against the Central Elections Committee's decision to disqualify the Joint List and the United Arab List from the upcoming 26th Knesset elections. Among those protesting were Professor Youssef Jabareen, head of the Joint List, Dr. Mansour Abbas, head of the United Arab List, Knesset Member Ofer Cassif, and Sami Abu Shehadeh, head of the National Democratic Alliance.
A confrontation occurred at the court's entrance between the protesters and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, with demonstrators chanting slogans against him. Ben-Gvir had submitted his own petitions to disqualify Sami Abu Shehadeh's candidacy.
The Supreme Court convened a nine-judge panel to hear appeals against the Central Elections Committee's decision. The session began with the presentation of Ben-Gvir's challenges to Abu Shehadeh's candidacy.
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