Right-wing demands disqualification of Abbas – Bennett, Lieberman, and Eisenkot silent
Mansour Abbas claimed that recognition of a Jewish state was forced upon him to avoid disqualification from running for the Knesset, and clarified that he does not deny the Nakba and the Palestinian narrative. Following…
Assessment
The right wing's demand to disqualify Mansour Abbas from the Knesset race hinges on his statement that recognition of Israel as a Jewish state was coerced, and his refusal to disavow the Nakba and Palestinian narrative. Otzma Yehudit is pushing for formal disqualification. The silence of Bennett, Liberman, and Eisenkot creates a political vacuum. Watch whether these centrist figures break their silence or let the right's judicial maneuver proceed unchallenged.