Israeli Supreme Court Restores Arab Lists to Election Race as Abu Shehadeh Withdraws

Israel’s Supreme Court has overturned the disqualification of Arab electoral lists and Ofer Cassif, allowing them to return to the election race.

The ruling reverses their exclusion and clears the way for the lists and Cassif to contest the vote.

Sami Abu Shehadeh, however, withdrew from the race to avoid a decision by a majority of the judges upholding his disqualification.

His withdrawal leaves him outside the contest, despite the court’s decision to reinstate the Arab lists and Cassif.