Ben Gvir backs Abu Shehadeh's disqualification
Itamar Ben-GvirNational Security Minister of Israel and leader of Otzma Yehudit, representing its disqualification request
Ben Gvir says he is appearing as a lawyer to pursue Abu Shehadeh's exclusion. English translation of the excerpt: To represent Otzma Yehudit's request to disqualify Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh.
“לייצג את בקשת עוצמה יהודית לפסילת יו״ר בל״ד, סמי אבו שחאדה.”
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Where this statement fits
The effort to disqualify Sami Abu Shehadeh from Israel's 2026 election
Israel's Central Elections Committee voted on September 23, 2026 to disqualify Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh from the October 27 Knesset election. The dispute centers on whether his writing about the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack meets the legal threshold for supporting armed struggle against Israel. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara supported disqualification. Abu Shehadeh and his lawyers at Adalah challenged the evidence and described the effort as an attack on Arab political representation. At an October 1 hearing, the Supreme Court indicated that a majority favored disqualification and recommended withdrawal, according to court reporting. Balad subsequently announced that its leadership had agreed to withdraw his candidacy while retaining him as party leader. We have not located a final judgment approving the disqualification or an order accepting a formal withdrawal.
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Ben Gvir's Hebrew post about representing Otzma Yehudit's request to bar Abu Shehadeh.
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He says he has put on his lawyer's robe again for this purpose.
After the quotation
He criticizes the October 8 article and pledges lawful action against people he accuses of supporting terrorism.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to excluding Abu Shehadeh from the election, Ben Gvir supports the request and alleges that its target supports terrorism.
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