Levy: Israeli Supreme Court Has Turned Arab Political Thought Into a Crime

Gideon Levy has sharply criticised the Israeli Supreme Court majority’s inclination to uphold the exclusion of Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh from parliamentary elections scheduled in Israel this month.

Abu Shehadeh withdrew his candidacy after the majority signalled support for his exclusion. The account describes the court’s direction rather than a completed ruling barring him from the vote.

Levy portrayed that stance as an attack on Arab political expression, arguing that the court had effectively turned Arab political thought into a crime.

His criticism cast the dispute as more than a question of one politician’s eligibility, challenging the limits placed on Palestinian participation in Israel’s parliamentary politics.