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Israel's Attorney General Backs Banning Arab Israeli Lawmaker from Knesset

Israel's Attorney General has recommended that the High Court disqualify Arab Israeli lawmaker Sami Abu Shehadeh from running in the Knesset elections, citing his support for armed struggle and recent controversial remarks about Hamas terrorists.

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Israel's Attorney General Backs Banning Arab Israeli Lawmaker from Knesset
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What happened

  1. 01Attorney General supports banning Balad party chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh from Knesset.
  2. 02Disqualification is due to alleged support for armed struggle against Israel.
  3. 03Abu Shehadeh called Hamas terrorists' actions 'a legend in human warfare'.
  4. 04High Court to hear the case on Thursday.
  5. 05Otzma Yehudit party submitted new evidence to support the ban.
Translated and summarized by baba from i24NEWS, the latest report. Read i24NEWS’s original

The coverage

19 newsrooms on this story

Who covered it

  • Left1
  • Centre5
  • Right5
  • Haredi2
  • Arab3
  • Other3

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