Israel's Supreme Court Hears Case to Disqualify Arab Lawmaker
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
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- Supreme Court hears case to disqualify Arab lawmaker Sami Abu Shehadeh.
- Deliberations also include disqualification of Ofer Cassif and Arab parties.
- Minister Ben-Gvir advocated for disqualifications at the court.
- Protesters clashed verbally outside the Supreme Court.
- The case concerns the 26th Knesset elections.
Israel's Supreme Court began deliberations on Thursday regarding the disqualification of Sami Abu Shehadeh, chairman of the Balad party, from running in the upcoming 26th Knesset elections. Later the same day, the court is scheduled to hear cases concerning the disqualification of Ofer Cassif from Hadash, as well as the Ra'am and Joint List parties.
Clashes of words erupted outside the Supreme Court building between demonstrators supporting Arab parties and protesting their disqualification, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Ben-Gvir arrived to represent the Otzma Yehudit party's position in the hearing, alongside MK Tali Gottlieb.
In a statement to the press, Minister Ben-Gvir asserted, "Cassif, Ra'am, and this whole group, every one of them should be disqualified from running for the Knesset. But Sami Abu Shehadeh is the most prominent, the clearest case."
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