Experts Warn Party Disqualification Bids Risk Intimidating, Disenfranchising Arab Voters
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Banned Arab party leader to challenge Knesset disqualification in court
Balad Chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh said he would not withdraw his candidacy after the election committee banned his run for Knesset. For two days, the party debated whether he should withdraw his candidacy to avoid creating a harmful legal precedent
After the Elections Committee disqualified him following his horrific statements regarding the Hamas massacre, another video released by Abu Shehadeh was revealed, just 3 days after the massacre.
The uproar over the disqualification of Sami Abu Shehadeh and the Arab lists: Zehut Chairman Moshe Feiglin comes out against the possibility of disqualifying candidates and lists from running in the elections, claiming that this is a violation of the basic democratic principle • On the other hand, Ben Gvir responds: "Anyone who supports the October 7 massacre and anyone who supports the murder of IDF soldiers must be disqualified and thrown out …
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