Election panel clears Otzma Yehudit for October vote after barring Arab slates day earlier
Applications aimed to disqualify Otzma Yehudit from elections alleged denial of Israel’s democratic character and incitement to racism.
The Central Elections Committee approved Otzma Yehudit to participate in the October 27 election, despite previous attempts to exclude the party. The committee's decision came two days after it barred Ra am and the Joint List from the election. The committee focused on Section 7A of Basic Law: The Knesset, which permits parties or candidates to be barred if they reject Israel's existence as a Jewish and democratic state, incite racism, or support armed struggle against Israel.
The committee rejected Otzma Yehudit's application to bar the Democrats from the election, with a vote of 2-14, as coalition representatives boycotted the vote after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to withdraw the request. The committee's decisions will stand unless challenged through the separate appeal procedure prescribed for party lists.
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