# Israeli court hears appeals by Arab candidates barred from elections

https://mins.news/en/video/81912

- TRT World, 2026-10-01 13:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8zDbjLUC8k

> Israel’s Supreme Court has begun hearing appeals against the decision to bar Arab candidates from the upcoming elections. The Central Elections Committee voted last week to disqualify all Arab electoral lists, while Chatham House’s Yossi Mekelberg offered analysis of the case.

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