Ben Caspit
Role at the time: Israeli political columnist writing in Walla
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Ben Caspit endorsed Abu Shehadeh's disqualification, arguing that his description of the October 7 attack crossed a limit for a legislator. English translation: The disqualification of Sami Abu Shehadeh is the most justified disqualification since disqualification was invented.
“פסילתו של סמי אבו שחאדה היא הפסילה המוצדקת ביותר מאז המצאת הפסלוּת.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Ben Caspit opinion on election politics and candidate disqualificationSection headed כולנו בסירה אחת, second paragraph
Signed opinion column. Caspit supports Abu Shehadeh's individual disqualification while opposing the bans on Ra'am and the Joint List.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Relative to excluding Abu Shehadeh from the election, Caspit expressly supports the ban. His opposition to excluding other Arab parties does not qualify his support for this individual disqualification.