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Arab Israeli candidate drops out of election race

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

Arab Israeli politician Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew his candidacy on Thursday from October's parliamentary election after Israel's Supreme Court indicated a majority of its judges supported barring him from the race.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Israel’s Supreme Court advises Arab party leader to drop election bid (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Central Elections Committee voted last week to bar both main Arab lists and two candidates from parliamentary election.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Arab Israeli candidate drops out of election race (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Arab Israeli politician Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew his candidacy on Thursday from October's parliamentary election after Israel's Supreme Court indicated a majority of its judges supported barring him from the race.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Arab party leader forced to withdraw from Israeli elections (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Palestinian participation in upcoming Knesset vote continues to shrink with withdrawal of Sami Abu Shehadeh.

  4. Al-Monitor

    Israeli Arab leader quits election under pressure from court over October 7 remarks (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Pesha Magid JERUSALEM, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The head of a left-wing Arab party dropped out of Israel's election after the Supreme Court indicated judges were likely to disqualify him for an article that described the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks as an "important historical event".

  5. Al-Monitor

    Israeli court pressure pushes Israeli Arab leader to quit election race (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Pesha Magid JERUSALEM, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The head of a left-wing Arab party has dropped out of Israel's election after the country's Supreme Court advised him that a majority of judges supported disqualifying him if he did not voluntarily withdraw.

  6. Truthout

    Israel’s Supreme Court Pushes Palestinian Candidate to Withdraw From Elections (opens Truthout)

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    Sami Abu Shehadeh, head of the left-wing Balad party, withdrew from Israel’s upcoming elections on Friday.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Israel election double standard: Arab leader forced out, far right cleared (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Palestinian Israeli leader forced to withdraw candidature while far-right Israeli leaders allowed to run in polls.

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