Baruch Kra
Role at the time: Legal affairs commentator writing in Walla
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Baruch Kra argued that the attorney general should have recommended disqualification and supported Noam Sohlberg's vote to bar Abu Shehadeh. English translation: The attorney general certainly provided a reasoned moral basis for disqualifying Abu Shehadeh.
“היועמ"שית בהחלט סיפקה בסיס ערכי מנומק לפסילת אבו שחאדה”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Baruch Kra on Sohlberg's vote to disqualify Abu ShehadehParagraph beginning היועמ"שית בהחלט סיפקה
Signed opinion column contrasting the legal test for candidate exclusion with Kra's argument for disqualification in this case.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Relative to excluding Abu Shehadeh from the election, Kra supports the ban on moral grounds. His acknowledgment of a legal obstacle does not make his conclusion conditional.