Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz cannot run in the upcoming Knesset elections, the head of the Central Election committee ruled. Justice Mishael Chesin determined that the required six month “cooling-off” period had not passed since the former army chief of staff was officially discharged from the military in mid-August.
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