Balad party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh has withdrawn from the October 27 Knesset election.
Arab-Israeli party leader drops election bid Balad party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh has withdrawn from the October 27 Knesset election, after the country’s Supreme Court warned it could issue a ruling disqualifying him. Last week, the Israeli elections committee voted to disqualify the country’s two main Arab-majority parties.
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