As was expected, the Central Elections Committee on Monday voted to disqualify the Ra�am-Ta�al and the Balad National Democratic Assembly Arab parties, resulting in this ineligibility to run in the Feb. 10th general elections for the 18th Knesset. The decision was made in a 26-3 vote of committee members, who decided that since the Arab coalition does not recognize Israel�s right to exist as a Jewish state, they shouldn�t be able to run for seats as representatives in the state�s parliament.
Balad�s former leader, Azmi Bishara, fled Israel as it was discovered he was providing Hizbullah information during the Second Lebanon War. While he and his supporters insist he is innocent, he has yet to return to face charges and prove his innocence in a court of law.
Sadly, a similar decision was overturned in 2003 by Israel�s High Court of Justice and as Arab legislator (Ra�am � Ta�al) Dr. Ahmed Tibi stated following Monday�s committee vote, in all likelihood the court will once again reinstate the party and permit it to run in the election. (Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
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