Former ministers Omer Bar-Lev and Moshe Ya'alon submitted a proposal to disqualify the Otzma Yehudit party, according to a Channel 14 report.
Channel 14 reported Monday afternoon that former ministers Omer Bar-Lev and Moshe Ya'alon submitted the petition to disqualify the Otzma Yehudit party from the upcoming Knesset elections, hours after the filing was first reported but without naming the submitters. The development fills in the identity of the petitioners, which had not been disclosed in earlier reports.
At 12:35 Monday, N12 reported that a request to disqualify Otzma Yehudit's list and four candidates — National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, MK Tally Gotliv, MK Limor Son Har-Melech, and Hnamel Dorfman — had been filed with the Central Elections Committee, citing incitement to racism under Section 7A of Basic Law: The Knesset. Shortly after, the party responded, saying 'They are afraid that Ben Gvir will continue with full force,' as The Zioneer reported.
The petition arrives amid a flurry of pre-election political realignments. As The Zioneer reported on July 8, former ministers Hili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel announced a joint election run to establish a new Zionist party focused on reservists and national service. On June 17, The Zioneer reported that former IDF general Ofer Winter and former justice minister Ayelet Shaked are exploring a new right-wing party.
The Central Elections Committee has yet to rule on the disqualification petition, and an official confirmation of the submitters from the committee is still pending.
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