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Election Committee Disqualifies Arab MK from Knesset Race
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By יצחק וייס
First reported by Davar · 57 minutes ago
What happened
Israel's Central Elections Committee disqualified former MK Sami Abu Shehadeh from running for Knesset due to an article allegedly supporting the October 7th Hamas attack. The committee chairman broke tradition to vote for disqualification, and a broad consensus across Jewish parties supported the move, with the final decision now pending the Supreme Court.
- 01Elections Committee disqualifies Sami Abu Shehadeh from Knesset race.
- 02Disqualification based on alleged support for October 7th Hamas attack.
- 03Committee chairman broke tradition to vote for disqualification.
- 04Broad consensus among Jewish parties supported the disqualification.
- 05Supreme Court will make the final decision on the disqualification.
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OrganizationsCentral Elections Committee, Balad, Otzma Yehudit, Democratic Party, B'Yachad, Yashar, United Torah Judaism, Hamas
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