The Supreme Court overturned decisions preventing Arab parties from being excluded from the election

The Supreme Court unanimously overturned the Central Election Committee's decision that prevented the Joint List consisting of Balad, Hadash and Ta'al and the Ra'am party led by Mansur Abbas from participating in the election. The ban on the candidacy of Hadash MP Ofer Cassif was also lifted by a vote of 7 to 2. The court ruled that in the committee's decision, there were no conditions that would require the parties to be excluded from the election. On the other hand, Sami Abu Shehade, leader of the Balad Party, one of the components of the Joint List, announced the previous day that he decided not to participate in the elections after the Supreme Court announced that it would make a ban decision if he did not withdraw his candidacy.

THEY ARE IN KEY POSITIONS

In order to form a government in Israel, it is necessary to have at least 61 deputies in the 120-seat Knesset. In the latest polls, the ruling bloc led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to remain in 50-52 seats and the opposition in 54-56 seats. This situation makes the support of Arab parties an important part of the coalition calculations.

1 IN 5 OF THE VOTERS ARE ARAB

It is expected that the parties supported by Palestinian Arabs, who make up approximately 21 percent of the country's population of 10 million, can win 12 to 14 seats in the elections and play a decisive role in the formation of the new government. Five opposition leaders aiming to overthrow Netanyahu decided to act jointly in the elections last week; Netanyahu, on the other hand, claimed that these leaders would form a government "with the support of Arab parties."