Weeks before Israel's October 27 election, the Central Elections Committee voted to disqualify the two largest Arab political blocs — Ra'am and the Joint List — along with two individual legislators, invoking a Basic Law provision that permits exclusion on grounds of denying Israel's Jewish character or supporting armed struggle. The decision, contested by all affected parties as politically motivated, would remove the primary channels of Knesset representation for more than 1.25 million Palestinian citizens of Israel. The Supreme Court, which has overturned similar bans before, is set to rule
Israel's Elections Committee Bars Arab Lists Ahead of October Vote
Over 1.25 million Palestinian citizens of Israel face exclusion from major electoral representation options.