Israel Supreme Court begins hearing appeals over Arab election disqualifications
Israel's Supreme Court has begun hearing appeals over decisions to bar Arab electoral lists and candidates from the country's October 27 Knesset election. The case centres on rulings by the Central Elections Committee that affected the main Arab-majority lists Ra'am and the Joint List, as well as Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh and Hadash lawmaker Ofer Cassif. The court also advised Abu Shehadeh to withdraw his candidacy, warning that it could otherwise issue a ruling disqualifying him.The hearing took place on Thursday before a panel of nine justices, according to the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 01 Oct 2026 18:36 LONDON
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