# Israel election panel votes to disqualify Arab party and two candidates

https://mins.news/en/item/71946

- CGTN, 2026-09-24 04:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-24/Israel-election-panel-votes-to-disqualify-Arab-party-two-candidates-1QHaqPzA7gk/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Israel’s Central Elections Committee voted to bar Ra’am and two left-wing lawmakers from the October 27 election. The decision followed petitions by Jewish Power and Likud, amid deepening disputes over the Gaza conflict, the occupation and Palestinian rights.

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