Israel's Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Bar Far-Right Party From Elections
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
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- Supreme Court rejected appeal to ban Otzma Yehudit from elections.
- Rejection was based on procedural violations by the appellant.
- The court did not rule on the merits of disqualifying Otzma Yehudit.
- Previous disqualifications of Ofer Cassif and the Joint List were overturned.
- Balad party leader withdrew from the race following a recommendation.
Israel's Supreme Court, known as Bagatz, has rejected an appeal filed by the "Democratim" party that sought to prevent the "Otzma Yehudit" party from participating in the upcoming Knesset elections. The appeal also proposed disqualifying only Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir and Member of Knesset Tali Gottlieb from running.
Bagatz dismissed the appeals without addressing the substantive arguments presented. The court's decision was based on procedural violations committed during the submission of the appeal. This ruling allows Otzma Yehudit to remain in the electoral race.
Previously, Bagatz had overturned a Central Elections Committee decision to disqualify Member of Knesset Ofer Cassif, the entire "Joint List," and the "Balad" party. In a related development, the head of Balad, Sami Abu Shehadeh, followed the recommendation of Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit and withdrew from the election race without a court verdict.
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