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Hadash Party Candidate Jaafar Farah Withdraws Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
Jaafar Farah, a candidate for Israel's Hadash party, withdrew from the Knesset race following sexual harassment allegations. The party council voted to suspend his candidacy, replacing him with Faten Ghattas, amid internal dissent and pressure from feminist organizations.
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What happened
- 01Jaafar Farah withdrew from Hadash's Knesset list due to harassment allegations.
- 02Party members and activists protested, causing a crisis of confidence.
- 03Faten Ghattas was selected as Farah's replacement.
- 04Feminist organizations presented evidence and campaigned for his resignation.
- 05Farah denied allegations and offered to face an independent review.
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