Politics
Central Elections Committee Disqualified Ra'am under Mansour Abbas from Running in Elections
The Central Elections Committee headed by Justice Noam Solberg disqualified today the Ra'am party under Mansour Abbas from running for Knesset, by a majority of 18 supporters to five opponents and one abstention. Earlier today Sami Abu Shkhada was also disqualified from the Joint List, by a majority of 31 to 4, due to his statements on October 8, a day after the Hamas massacre. Solberg announced that he would participate exceptionally in the vote, and the decision now goes to Supreme Court justices.
· Source: Srugim; photo as published
The Central Elections Committee, headed by Justice Noam Solberg, decided today (Wednesday) to remove Ra'am from the race for Knesset, hours after it also disqualified Knesset member Sami Abu Shkhada from the Joint List due to grave statements he made on October 8, a day after the Hamas massacre on Simchat Torah.
The Central Elections Committee for the Knesset, headed by Justice Noam Solberg, disqualified today (Wednesday) the Ra'am party from running in the upcoming elections. Earlier that same day the committee disqualified Knesset member Sami Abu Shkhada from the Joint List, due to serious statements he made on October 8, a day after the Hamas massacre on Simchat Torah. Solberg, who signed off on the hearing regarding Abu Shkhada's disqualification, participated in the vote exceptionally in light of the gravity of the matter. The committee decided to disqualify Abu Shkhada by a majority of 31 supporters to 4 opponents, and the final decision now goes to Supreme Court justices.
Source: Srugim
