Noam Sohlberg
Role at the time: Chair of the Central Elections Committee and deputy president of the Supreme Court
Defended or excused
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”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Election committee debate and officials reactions, September 23Lazimi: 11:11 entry by Amit Segal and Dvir Jabra. Sohlberg: 13:09 entry by Inbar Twyzer and Dvir Jabra.
The liveblog quotes Lazimi on Army Radio and Sohlberg explaining his committee vote.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Sohlberg endorses disqualification through both his stated reasoning and his committee vote.