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Israel’s Election Commission Tries to Bar Leading Arab Parties

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Israel’s main elections committee barred leading Arab parties from next month’s vote, following petitions from members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition.

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  1. Financial Times

    Israeli committee bars leading Arab party from next month’s election (opens Financial Times)

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    Politicised move to exclude Ra’am follows concerted push by Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies

  2. Al Jazeera

    Israel moves to bar both main Arab lists from October election (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Excluding Ra'am and the Joint List leaves Palestinian citizens in Israel without major Knesset representation options.

  3. Bloomberg

    Israel’s Election Commission Tries to Bar Leading Arab Parties (opens Bloomberg)

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    Israel’s main elections committee barred leading Arab parties from next month’s vote, following petitions from members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition.

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