Noam Sohlberg is an Israeli judge and deputy president of the Supreme Court. He joined the Supreme Court in 2012 and became its deputy president in 2025. He also chairs the Central Elections Committee.
Case
Officials sought to bar the Balad leader over his October 2023 writing. His lawyers disputed the armed-struggle threshold, and Balad announced withdrawal after a Supreme Court warning.
Role at the time: Chair of the Central Elections Committee and deputy president of the Supreme Court
Statement summary
Sohlberg says Abu Shehadeh failed to answer the allegations against him and joins the committee vote to disqualify him on the armed-struggle ground. English translation: I found no satisfactory answer in his remarks.
“בדבריו לא מצאתי מענה שיכול להניח את הדעת”
Sohlberg endorses disqualification through both his stated reasoning and his committee vote.
Statement dates: September 23, 2026
Statement dates: September 23, 2026
