Gali Baharav-Miara
Role at the time: Attorney General of Israel, in a joint statement with State Attorney Amit Aisman
Defended or excused
Statement summary
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”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Baharav-Miara and Aisman ask the court to approve exclusionFirst quoted paragraph of the joint statement, beginning وجاء في بيان مشترك.
Panet quotes a joint statement attributed to Baharav-Miara and Aisman, distributed by the justice spokesperson's office.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Relative to excluding Abu Shehadeh, the joint statement expressly supports approval. Rejecting another legal ground leaves that conclusion intact.