Election Panel to Weigh Whether Balad Leader Abu Shehadeh Crossed Legal Line for Knesset Run
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Attorney General backs bid to bar Arab Israeli party leader from Knesset race
Gali Baharav-Miara said an article published by Balad's Sami Abu Shehadeh after October 7 could constitute support for armed struggle against Israel. Gadi Eisenkot backed the bid to disqualify Abu Shehadeh, who denies supporting violence
Journalist Chen Maanit criticized Gali Baharav-Miara, claiming that she should have presented a clear position on the question of disqualifying Sami Abu Shehadeh.
The Ombudsman ruled that there was no basis for disqualifying a number of parties and candidates, but in the case of Sami Abu Shehadeh, she refrained from ruling and called on the Elections Committee to consider the disqualification request seriously (law)
In a position paper she submitted to the Elections Committee, Bahar-Mayara stated that an article published by Abu Shehadeh on October 8 allegedly reflected "an expression of support for an armed struggle in Israel, at a time when there could be no worse." Abu Shehadeh: The attempt to attribute support for violence to me is absurd
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