Attorney-General pushes for Israel's Supreme Court to ban leader of Arab party Balad from election
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Attorney-General pushes for Israel's Supreme Court to ban leader of Arab party Balad from election
The Supreme Court is reviewing the Central Elections Committee’s September 23 decision to disqualify Abu Shehadeh, as required before the disqualification of an individual candidate can become final.
Arab party's Jewish candidate says Abu Shahedah should withdraw from Knesset run
Yoav Segalovitz, the Jewish former lawmaker who joined forces with Mansour Abbas, said rival Arab party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh "crossed a line," but stressed that the Supreme Court should decide on his disqualification
The statement of the Jewish candidate on the Consolidated Arab List, Joav Sigalović, about the removal of the President of the National Democratic Assembly, Samy Abu Shehada, raised a big fuss inside the 48-year-old territories in the midst of his attempts to clarify and deny that he supported the decision to write off in principle even though he believed that Abu Shehada had exceeded every limit.
The legal position is based, among other things, on an article published by Abu Shehadeh banning the holiday of Simchat Torah Tashafd, a day after the Hamas attack, which, according to the Advocate General and the State Attorney, expresses support for an armed struggle against Israel. THE POST OF CHIEF COUNSEL AND ATTORNEY GENERAL TO THE HIGH COURT: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE SAMI ABU SHEHADEH SHOULD BE DISQUALIFIED FROM RUNNIN…
Israel: The Legal Council of the Government of Gali Baarav-Miara and the Attorney General, Amit Aysman, sent the opinion to BAGAC that it should be confirmed that Sami Abu Shahade was not allowed to stand for the elections.
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