Baharav-Miara supports exclusion on the armed-struggle ground
Gali Baharav-MiaraAttorney General of Israel, in a joint statement with State Attorney Amit Aisman
Baharav-Miara and State Attorney Amit Aisman seek court approval. English translation of the excerpt: Sami Abu Shehadeh's disqualification should be approved because he supports armed struggle against the State of Israel.
“يجب المصادقة على شطب ترشيح سامي أبو شحادة بسبب دعمه للنضال المسلح ضد دولة إسرائيل”
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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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Panet quotes a joint statement attributed to Baharav-Miara and Aisman, distributed by the justice spokesperson's office.
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The Jerusalem Post reports support for exclusion on the armed-struggle ground and opposition to the separate Jewish-and-democratic-state ground.
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The statement concerns the committee decision awaiting Supreme Court approval.
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It cites the article's timing and content. Separate reporting says she opposed the Jewish-and-democratic-state ground.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to excluding Abu Shehadeh, the joint statement expressly supports approval. Rejecting another legal ground leaves that conclusion intact.
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The Dispute Index. "Baharav-Miara supports exclusion on the armed-struggle ground". First published: 2026-10-01. Last updated: 2026-10-01. https://disputeindex.com/events/4376-baharav-miara-and-state-attorney-amit-aisman-seek