https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israeli-election-committee-bars-main-arab-parties-from-next-month-s-pollContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israeli-election-committee-bars-main-arab-parties-from-next-month-s-pollhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israeli-election-committee-bars-main-arab-parties-from-next-month-s-poll#u84604Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:16:15 +0000Israel's Central Elections Committee has voted to bar Arab parties, including Ra'am and the Joint List, from the upcoming October 27 vote. The panel also disqualified MK Ofer Cassif from the Knesset race. While Arab slates were removed, the committee rejected bids to disqualify far-right parties Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism, as well as center-left Democrats. These decisions have sparked accusations of a double standard in the electoral process. A Supreme Court review regarding the disqualification of Ofer Cassif is scheduled for next week.Why it mattersThe move restricts the r