Knesset Member Tibi Slams Yair Golan's Party for Disqualifying Arab Candidate
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
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- Ahmad Tibi criticized Yair Golan's party for disqualifying an Arab candidate.
- Tibi called the Democrats' move a "difficult mistake" harming the candidate.
- He worried the decision could influence the Supreme Court.
- The Democrats joined right-wing demands against the candidate.
Knesset Member Ahmad Tibi launched a sharp attack on the "Democrats" party and its chairman, Yair Golan, on Radio 103FM, criticizing their support for the disqualification of Arab candidate Sami Abu Shehadeh from the elections.
Tibi described the party's decision to join the right-wing stance on disqualifying the Arab candidate as a "difficult mistake." He stated in an interview that the Democrats' vote harmed Abu Shehadeh's chances of passing the electoral threshold. "It seems strange to me that they joined the demand of Otzma Yehudit and Ben-Gvir to disqualify an Arab candidate," Tibi said.
He also expressed concern that the move could influence the Supreme Court, which is set to hear appeals on the Election Committee's decisions. Tibi wondered if Supreme Court justices might feel pressured to rule similarly, asking, "Could it be that people on the Supreme Court panel said, 'What, we will be to the left of the Democrats?'"
The article also briefly mentions a separate report by Barak Sari stating, "After the elections, he will go with Netanyahu."
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