2026-09-24 06:38 UTC
Israel's election committee rejects move to bar Ben-Gvir, Smotrich's parties from Knesset bid
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Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit narrowly escaped a vote against it, while the panel almost unanimously voted to let Smotrich's Religious Zionism joint run with Zehut, a party led by a former Likud MK
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Israeli elections and party disqualification petitions
The text provides a factual report on the Central Elections Committee considering requests regarding parties from both sides of the political spectrum (far-right and left-wing) without taking a political stance or expressing bias. Rule 8 applies.