Israeli Court Overrules Ban on 1948 Palestinian MP Re-Election Bid
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Firebrand Arab-Israeli member of parliament #Haneen_Zuabi, center, leaves the supreme court in Jerusalem on February 17, 2015 after a hearing related to the central election committee’s decision to ban her from standing in next month’s general election. AFP/Menahem Kahana
The Israeli Supreme Court overruled on Wednesday a ruling banning a 1948 Palestinian member of #Knesset MP and an extreme right-wing Jewish activist from running in next month’s parliamentary election, an official said. Last week, the Central Elections Committee (CEC) barred MP Haneen Zuabi, a regular critic of #Israel's right-wing government, deeming her to be “hostile to the Jewish state.” read (...)