Sheldon Kirshner
Role at the time: Journalist and political commentator
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Sheldon Kirshner backed the decision to exclude Abu Shehadeh, arguing that his article breached the prohibition on supporting armed struggle against Israel.
“Abu Shehadeh crossed a red line when he broke a basic law”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Sheldon Kirshner supports the decision to bar Abu ShehadehSecond paragraph; following paragraph distinguishes individual disqualification from bans on other lists
Signed opinion. The author's legal characterization is presented as his argument.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Relative to excluding Abu Shehadeh, Kirshner supports the ban. His opposition to excluding other party lists concerns separate decisions.