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Legal Experts Say Supreme Court Bowed to Pressure in Abu Shehadeh Disqualification
Legal scholars believe Israel's Supreme Court may have yielded to political pressure in its handling of the disqualification of Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh from the Knesset election, departing from its own legal precedents.
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- 01Supreme Court possibly influenced by political pressure in disqualifying candidate.
- 02Legal scholars argue court deviated from its own legal standards.
- 03The case involved Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh.
- 04The court's decision was related to the Knesset election.
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Legal Experts Say Supreme Court Bowed to Pressure in Abu Shehadeh Disqualification
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