The decision sparked criticism from human rights groups. Israel’s Supreme Court is expected to strike down the bans.
By Ruth Eglash and Ruth Eglash Reporter covering Israel and the Palestinian territories Email Bio Follow Loveday Morris Loveday Morris Jerusalem bureau chief covering the Middle East Email Bio Follow March 7 at 7:58 AM JERUSALEM — A decision by Israel’s electoral committee to ban an Israeli Arab list and a left-wing candidate from running in its elections, while allowing an extreme right one to run in contradiction to a recommendation from the country’s attorney general, sparked criticism from...
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit had rejected those petitions but recommended one against Michael Ben Ari, the leader of the far-right party Otzma Yehudit party, which includes followers of the extremist Rabbi Meir Kahane, whose original party was outlawed in Israel and designated a terrorist organization in the United States.
Israeli human rights group Adalah cast both bans as politically motivated. “It’s clear that the committee’s decisions are strictly the result of political considerations reflecting the McCarthyist persecution of those whose views are not acceptable to Israel’s political right,” it said in a statement.
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