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Israel elections committee bars Arab lawmaker from Knesset race
Israel's Central Elections Committee voted to disqualify Sami Abu Shehadeh, leader of the National Democratic Assembly (Balad), from running in the upcoming Knesset elections. The committee also voted to bar lawmaker Ofer Cassif from the parliamentary race.
- Israel
- Severity 1 of 5 — Discriminatory speech or policy
Reported by 4 sources
- english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/175041
- israelnationalnews.com/news/433547
- ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/svet/izraelsky-urad-zakazal-ucast-vsech-arabskych-stran-ve-volbach-377919
- elpais.com/internacional/2026-09-24/el-comite-electoral-de-israel-aprueba-excluir-a-todos-los-partidos-arabes-de-los-comicios-de-octubre.html