The justices, in a 7-2 vote, also reinstated the candidacy of Ofer Cassif, a far-left Jewish lawmaker who is a persistent critic of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.
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The ruling overturns a move by the Central Elections Committee to ban four parties. The conservative Muslim Ra'am party could serve as the kingmaker following the next elections.
The justices, in a 7-2 vote, also reinstated the candidacy of Ofer Cassif, a far-left Jewish lawmaker who is a persistent critic of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.
A ban on Arab parties running in the upcoming Israeli elections has been overturned, setting the stage for the ethnic minority groups to play kingmaker after ballots are cast. The Israeli Central Elections Committee issued the ban in late September on the accusation that the Arab parties, which are …
