Arab Israeli Politician Withdraws Knesset Candidacy After High Court Hint

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Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew his Knesset candidacy after the Supreme Court signaled it would likely uphold his disqualification. The court canceled the disqualification proceedings, while separately allowing the Joint List and Ra'am to run in the elections.

01Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew his Knesset candidacy.
02The Supreme Court hinted it would uphold his disqualification.
03The court canceled the disqualification proceedings.
04The Joint List and Ra'am were cleared to run in elections.

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