Ori Wertman
Role at the time: Political scientist writing in Israel Hayom
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Ori Wertman urged Supreme Court judges to leave the committee's decision in place, expressly including the disqualification of Abu Shehadeh. English translation: by not intervening in the decision of the Central Elections Committee.
“בכך שלא יתערבו בהחלטתה של ועדת הבחירות המרכזית.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Ori Wertman argues for upholding candidate disqualificationsFinal paragraph, especially the call not to intervene in the committee decision and the following sentence naming Abu Shehadeh
Signed opinion reviewing past candidate-disqualification cases and urging the court to leave the 2026 committee decisions in place.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Relative to excluding Abu Shehadeh from the election, Wertman supports the ban and asks the court to uphold the committee's decision.