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Arab party leader withdraws from Israeli elections
Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew from Israel’s upcoming election.
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Israel’s Supreme Court overturns election panel ban on Arab parties
Court reinstates two Arab lists and Jewish Knesset member Ofer Cassif as Balad leader withdraws after pressure.
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Israel's top court allows Arab parties to run in election
The ruling overturns a move by the Central Elections Committee to ban four parties. The conservative Muslim Ra'am party could serve as the kingmaker following the next elections.
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Arab party leader forced to withdraw from Israeli elections
Palestinian participation in upcoming Knesset vote continues to shrink with withdrawal of Sami Abu Shehadeh.
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Arab-Israeli party leader drops election bid
Balad party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh has withdrawn from the October 27 Knesset election.
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Israel’s Supreme Court advises Arab party leader to drop election bid
Central Elections Committee voted last week to bar both main Arab lists and two candidates from parliamentary election.
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‘Truly historic’: Morocco’s king appoints first woman prime minister
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri becomes the second woman to serve as prime minister in the Arab world.
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First female prime minister named in Morocco after winning elections
Her appointment by the king makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.
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Israel bans Arab parties from election: What you need to know
Israel's push to ban Arab parties from standing in the upcoming election has been called "another nail in the coffin of democracy." Is there a legal basis for doing this, and what could it mean for Arab voters?
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Israel bans Arab parties from election: Who they are, why it matters
Israeli politicians subject to ICC arrest warrants or international sanctions remain eligible to run.
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Israel moves to bar both main Arab lists from October election
Excluding Ra'am and the Joint List leaves Palestinian citizens in Israel without major Knesset representation options.