# Israel election panel disqualifies Ofer Cassif from Knesset race over Gaza genocide opposition

https://mins.news/en/item/70556

- TRT World, 2026-09-23 11:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/2651d3ce7263

> Israel’s election panel has disqualified Ofer Cassif from running for the Knesset because of his opposition to what it describes as genocide in Gaza.

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