https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/arab-parties-denounce-ban-from-israel-s-october-electionContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/arab-parties-denounce-ban-from-israel-s-october-electionhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/arab-parties-denounce-ban-from-israel-s-october-election#u85977Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:05:23 +0000Israel's Central Elections Committee has disqualified leading Arab parties and politicians, including the Ra'am party, the Joint List, and Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh, from participating in the upcoming October 27 vote. Arab parties have strongly denounced the ban. Meanwhile, the election panel rejected separate bids to bar center-left and far-right Jewish factions, including Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism, allowing those groups to run in the election. The High Court of Justice is scheduled to take up the disqualification of Sami Abu Shehadeh.Why it mattersThe disqualificat