National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced Wednesday that his Otzma Yehudit party will petition the Central Elections Committee to disqualify opposition leader Yair Golan from running in the upcoming elections. Ben Gvir cited Golan's remarks on Haredi conscription as grounds for the disqualification.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced Wednesday that his Otzma Yehudit party will file a formal petition with the Central Elections Committee seeking to disqualify opposition leader Yair Golan from the upcoming elections. The move follows Ben Gvir's earlier threat earlier today, as The Zioneer reported at 14:28, when he called Golan a 'hater of Israel' and an 'auto-antisemite' over Golan's remarks about Haredi conscription. Ben Gvir then said he would petition to disqualify Golan, citing 'racist blood libels' against the Haredi sector. The current announcement confirms that the petition will be submitted. The legal threshold for disqualifying a candidate under Basic Law: The Knesset is high, requiring a finding that the candidate explicitly incites racism or supports armed struggle against Israel. The Central Elections Committee, composed of Knesset members and Supreme Court justices, will rule on the petition. The petition adds a new front to the already heated election campaign, with Golan's Democrats party and Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit representing opposing poles on the political spectrum.
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