Israel’s elections committee votes to bar Arab-majority parties from election but not far-right ones

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Israel’s Central Elections Committee has voted to bar the two main Arab-majority political lists from the upcoming parliamentary elections. This decision potentially leaves Palestinian citizens without key representation in the Israeli Knesset amid heightened political tensions.

Israel’s Central Elections Committee has voted to bar the country’s two main Arab-majority political lists from next month’s parliamentary election, potentially leaving Palestinian citizens of Israel without their principal representatives in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, Al Jazeera reported.