Supreme Court President Responds in Fluent Arabic During Hearing
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
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- Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit spoke fluent Arabic during a hearing.
- Amit clarified the meaning of a word used by Knesset candidate Sami Abu Shahadeh.
- The hearing concerns the disqualification of Abu Shahadeh from the Knesset.
- Justices expressed concerns about an article published by Abu Shahadeh.
- Amit previously served as an IDF Arabic translation officer.
During a hearing concerning Knesset candidate Sami Abu Shahadeh, Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit surprised attendees by switching to fluent Arabic. Amit, who served in the IDF as an Arabic translation officer, used his linguistic skills to clarify the meaning of a word Abu Shahadeh had used. Abu Shahadeh had argued that the term he used for martyrs, "tzadikim" (righteous ones), sounded different in Arabic. Amit responded in Arabic, stating the word originates from the Quran and its meaning is indeed "righteous ones." He then read Abu Shahadeh's post, which was central to the hearing, in fluent Arabic. The hearing is part of the proceedings to disqualify Abu Shahadeh from running for the Knesset, a decision previously made by the Central Elections Committee. Earlier in the proceedings, Justice Alex Stein commented on an article Abu Shahadeh published on October 8th, stating that he and Justice Kashi found it to be supportive of terrorism. Justice Ofer Groskopf told Abu Shahadeh's representative that the article's general message suggested the Hamas attack was an "excellent event."
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