Israel’s Supreme Court overturns decision to disqualify Arab parties
Israel’s Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, on Friday overturned the Central Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify four Arab parties (running in two political blocs) and two candidates for parliament for the…
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Israel's highest court has blocked an attempt to bar Arab political parties from the upcoming election, ruling that the legal threshold for disqualification was not met. The Central Elections Committee had moved to exclude four parties and two candidates, citing ideological ties to groups like the Muslim Brotherhood. The unanimous nine-justice decision keeps the Joint List and Ra'am on the ballot for October 27. The ruling reaffirms that disqualifying a party requires clear evidence of specific prohibited conduct, not just political association.