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INTERVIEW- Arab voters to determine Israel’s next prime minister, says Balad leader

Anadolu Agency 08 Oct 2026
'There is complete agreement among all the Arab parties that we want to prevent these criminals from returning to power,' says Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh'The issue is not changing the person in charge.
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Balad decides: Sami Abu Shehadeh to withdraw from Knesset race

Israel National News 02 Oct 2026
Balad has decided that party chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh will accept the recommendation of Supreme Court justices and withdraw from the Knesset race ....
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Balad decides: Sami Abu Shehadeh to accept Supreme Court proposal and withdraw

Israel National News 02 Oct 2026
Balad decides to accept the Supreme Court justices’ proposal. Party chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh will withdraw from the Knesset race, avoiding a reasoned ruling on his disqualification ....
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Israel's Balad party leader withdraws from parliament election

Xinhua 02 Oct 2026
2 (Xinhua) -- Sami Abu Shehadeh, leader of Israel's Balad party, announced Friday his withdrawal from the upcoming parliament election after the Supreme Court indicated the likelihood of upholding his disqualification.
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Balad confirms Abu Shehadeh’s withdrawal: Withdrawing his candidacy is not the end of the struggle

Israel National News 02 Oct 2026
Balad officially announced that party chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh is withdrawing from the race for the Knesset ...
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Arab Balad party withdraws its leader from Israel's looming general elections

Anadolu Agency 02 Oct 2026
Israel’s Arab Balad party decided Thursday evening to withdraw its leader's candidacy from the Oct ... Channel 12 reported that Balad, formally known as the National Democratic Assembly and running as ...
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Supreme Court's recommendation to Balad leader: Quit

Israel National News 01 Oct 2026
An expanded panel of nine justices considers the Central Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify Arab parties and two MKs from running in the next Knesset election ....
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Senior Balad official to Haaretz: Disqualified party leader to drop Knesset candidacy

Haaretz 01 Oct 2026
Sami Abu Shehadeh's decision comes after Supreme Court President Isaac Amit suggested that justices are inclined to uphold his disqualification last month by the Central Elections Committee ....
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High Court urges Balad chairman to drop out of elections or face disqualification

Virtual Jerusalem 01 Oct 2026
Justices tell Sami Abu Shehadeh that majority support upholding his ...
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Attorney-General pushes for Israel's Supreme Court to ban leader of Arab party Balad from election

The Jerusalem Post 29 Sep 2026
The Supreme Court is reviewing the Central Elections Committee’s September 23 decision to disqualify Abu Shehadeh, as required before the disqualification of an individual candidate can become final ....
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State prosecutors back Balad leader's ban from Knesset race

Cleveland Jewish News 29 Sep 2026
The attorney general urged Israel's Supreme Court to uphold the disqualification of Sami Abu Shehadeh over an article praising the Oct. 7 terrorist assault ... .
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Despite ignorance claim: Balad Chief repeated remarks days after October 7

Israel National News 28 Sep 2026
Video shows Balad chief repeating his controversial remarks days after October 7, contradicting his claim of ignorance about the massacre ....
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Balad party chief says Knesset election disqualification ‘political,’ vows to keep fighting

Anadolu Agency 25 Sep 2026
Sami Abu Shehadeh, who leads the Palestinian nationalist party, Balad, said Thursday that the Israeli Central Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify him from the upcoming Knesset election was ...
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