Journalist Ben Caspit Expresses Preference for Balad Over Ra'am
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
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- Journalist Ben Caspit prefers the secular Balad party to Mansour Abbas's Ra'am.
- Caspit cited ideological differences with Ra'am and its ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
- He stated he has more common ground with Balad's Sami Abu Shehadeh.
- The comments were made on a morning news program.
- The Supreme Court recently made rulings on the eligibility of Arab parties for the Knesset.
During his morning program with Yinon Magal, journalist Ben Caspit stated on Sunday that he prefers the Balad party over Mansour Abbas's Ra'am party. Caspit explained his reasoning, saying, "I'm telling you personally, if you ask me what's preferable - Balad or Mansour Abbas, I'll tell you Balad. Why? Because Balad is a secular party." He added, "I have more, in the little that exists, common ground with our friend here, what's his name, Sami Abu Shehadeh." In contrast, Caspit characterized Mansour Abbas, echoing a past tweet by Yair Netanyahu, as being associated with the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas, stating, "He is not Hamas, no? He is not a terrorist or anything, but he is the sister party of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas. And I have a problem with the Muslim ideology. You are a bunch of hypocrites and crybabies, that's all."
Caspit's remarks come after Abu Shehadeh withdrew from the Knesset race last week following a Supreme Court proposal aimed at avoiding a precedent-setting ruling on the matter. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court overturned a decision to disqualify the Joint List, Ra'am, and MK Ofer Cassif from running.
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