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Election Committee Disqualifies Arab Israeli Lawmaker from Knesset Race
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 1 hour ago
What happened
The Israeli Election Committee disqualified Arab Israeli lawmaker Sami Abu Shehadeh from the Knesset race due to his statements following the October 7th attacks. The decision, which included a rare vote from the committee chairman, will now be reviewed by the Supreme Court.
- 01Election Committee disqualified Sami Abu Shehadeh from Knesset race.
- 02Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg broke tradition to vote for disqualification.
- 03Disqualification stems from Abu Shehadeh's post-October 7th statements.
- 04Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confronted Abu Shehadeh during the hearing.
- 05The Supreme Court will make the final decision on his candidacy.
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0404Right · Hebrew36 minutes ago
Election Committee Disqualifies Arab Israeli Lawmaker from Knesset Race
SrugimRight · Hebrew36 minutes ago
Election Committee Disqualifies Arab Israeli Lawmaker From Knesset Race
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