Israel's Top Court Rejects Bid to Ban Firearms at Polling Stations Ahead of Elections
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Rights group Adalah warns armed party observers could ‘intimidate’ Arab votes in Tuesday's parliamentary vote
Jerusalem: The Israeli Supreme Court rejected a petition calling for the prohibition of polling station officials and party representatives from carrying firearms within it during the scheduled general elections of the Knesset on Tuesday, amid fears of intimidation of Arab voters. The Arab Justice Center in Israel, in its statement on Monday, said that the Court rejected Sunday evening a petition by the Centre and the joint list, demanding the p…
The Israeli Supreme Court has rejected a request to ban election officials and party observers from bringing weapons to polling stations during tomorrow's elections. The application by Adalah and the Joint List, concerning approximately 2,000 observers, was rejected by the court, which agreed with the police's assessment.
Israel: BAGAC rejected a petition in which the Adala Human Rights Centre and the United List demanded that persons performing official functions at polling stations be prohibited from carrying weapons.
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