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Former MK Claims High Court Discriminates Against Arabs
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Former MK Ben-Ari Claims Disparate Treatment by Supreme Court
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By מערכת ice
What happened
Former MK Michael Ben-Ari accused the Supreme Court of discriminatory treatment, comparing his own harsh disqualification hearing to a lenient one for Balad party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh. Abu Shehadeh subsequently withdrew his candidacy after the court indicated a majority favored his disqualification.
- 01Former MK Ben-Ari claims Supreme Court treated him harshly, Abu Shehadeh leniently.
- 02Abu Shehadeh withdrew from Knesset race after court signaled disqualification.
- 03Ben-Ari was disqualified from 2019 elections; Abu Shehadeh faced similar petition.
- 04Ben-Ari alleges court avoided writing a critical ruling on Abu Shehadeh.
- 05Abu Shehadeh's disqualification stemmed from post-October 7th articles.
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The coverage
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