# Israel’s Supreme Court advises Arab party leader to drop election bid

https://mins.news/en/item/82253

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-01 17:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1/israels-supreme-court-advises-arab-party-leader-to-drop-election-bid?traffic_source=rss

> Israel’s Supreme Court advised Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh to withdraw from the October 27 Knesset election, warning that it could otherwise disqualify him. The Central Elections Committee had voted to bar the country’s two main Arab-majority lists and two candidates.

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