# Analysis: Palestinian-led parties face ‘institutional discrimination’ under Israel’s Basic Law

https://mins.news/en/video/81977

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-01 14:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XawJUKZK20w

> Israel’s Supreme Court held a hearing on an appeal by Arab parties and candidates barred from this month’s general election. The Election Commission disqualified Sami Abu Shehadeh and Ofer Cassif and voted to bar the two main Arab parties representing Palestinian citizens of Israel. Israeli right-wing parties, including Otzma Yehudit, had requested the bans.

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