Balad decides: Sami Abu Shehadeh to withdraw from Knesset race
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Thu, 1 October 2026
1 report- israelnationalnews.com23:28
Balad has decided that party chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh will accept the recommendation of Supreme Court justices and withdraw from the Knesset race.
Fri, 2 October 2026
16 reports- Al Jazeera English04:41
Balad party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh has withdrawn from the October 27 Knesset election.
- Al Jazeera English09:24first to report
Israel’s top court told Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh to withdraw from the election or face disqualification.
- Al Jazeera English09:25
Palestinian participation in upcoming Knesset vote continues to shrink with withdrawal of Sami Abu Shehadeh.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)10:12
Supreme Court had said majority of its judges supported barring party's candidate from race
- Anadolu Agency (AA)10:12
Supreme Court had said majority of its judges supported barring party's candidate from race
- Die Zeit (Germany)12:05
Das Zentrale Wahlkomitee in Israel schloss die arabischen Parteien von der Parlamentswahl aus. Das Oberste Gericht erklärte den Beschluss für ungültig.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)12:22
Israels Wahlkommission wollte die arabischen Parteien von der Parlamentswahl ausschließen. Die Betroffenen nannten die angeführten Gründe »rassistisch«. Nun hat das Oberste Gericht die Entscheidung revidiert.
- Tagesschau (Germany)13:06
Ende Oktober steht in Israel eine wegweisende Parlamentswahl an. Das Zentrale Wahlkomitee wollte arabische Parteien davon ausschließen - diesen Beschluss hat das Oberste Gericht nun gekippt.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)13:52
Court unanimously allows Joint List, United Arab List to compete in Oct. 27 vote; majority also clears Ofer Cassif to run
- DW Top Stories15:53
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.
- Le Monde (France)17:37
Saisie par des membres de la coalition de Benyamin Nétanyahou, la commission électorale avait exclu la Liste arabe unie et la Liste unifiée à un mois du scrutin du 27 octobre, une décision annulée à l’unanimité par les juges.
- ČT24 (Czechia)17:57
Izraelský nejvyšší soud v pátek povolil dvěma kandidátkám s převažujícím arabským voličstvem, aby se zúčastnily parlamentních voleb na konci října. Píše to agentura AFP. Strany čelily snaze ústřední volební komise o vyloučení z voleb. Jednoho z arabských politiků ale soud přiměl na kandidaturu rezignovat.
- Index.hr (Croatia)17:59
ABU SHEHADEH odustao je od izbora u Izraelu nakon najave sudske zabrane zbog opisivanja Hamasova napada kao važnog povijesnog događaja.
- Al Jazeera English18:11
Court reinstates two Arab lists and Jewish Knesset member Ofer Cassif as Balad leader withdraws after pressure.
- Al Jazeera English19:10
Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew from Israel’s upcoming election.
- Channel News Asia20:00
Israel’s Supreme Court allowed two Arab parties and a Jewish politician to run in the upcoming election after they were banned by lawmakers.
Sat, 3 October 2026
2 reports- tportal (Croatia)00:01
Čelnik ljevičarske arapske stranke odustao je od kandidature na izraelskim izborima nakon što je Vrhovni sud dao naslutiti da bi suci vjerojatno poništili njegovu kandidaturu zbog članka u kojem je napade Hamasa 7. listopada 2023. opisao kao „važan povijesni događaj”.
- Al Jazeera English14:06
Palestinian Israeli leader forced to withdraw candidature while far-right Israeli leaders allowed to run in polls.