Otzma Yehudit Party Seeks to Disqualify Balad Chairman Over Post-Oct 7 Article
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First reported by Mignews · 2 days ago
What happened
Israel's Otzma Yehudit party has asked the Knesset's Central Elections Committee to disqualify Balad party chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh from running for parliament. The party cites an article he wrote on October 8, 2023, which they claim praises terrorists and negates Israel's Jewish character, violating election law.
- 01Otzma Yehudit seeks to disqualify Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh from Knesset.
- 02The party cites an article praising terrorists and negating Israel's Jewish character.
- 03The article was published October 8, 2023, after the Hamas attack.
- 04The petition argues Abu Shehadeh supports terrorism and opposes Israel's Jewish nature.
- 05Minister Ben-Gvir called for an end to 'terror supporters' in the Knesset.
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