Balad Chairman Withdraws Knesset Candidacy After Supreme Court Proposal
Summarized from i24NEWS English by baba
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- Balad Chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew from the Knesset race.
- Abu Shehadeh accepted a Supreme Court proposal to avoid a disqualification ruling.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir welcomed the withdrawal.
- Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticized the Supreme Court's handling of the case.
- The Supreme Court was also reviewing disqualifications for MK Ofer Cassif and the Ra'am and Joint Lists.
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