Israel’s Supreme Court overturned the Central Election Committee’s decision to bar Israeli Arab legislators Ahmed Tibi and Azmi Beshara from participating in the Jan. 28 election. In Thursday’s session, the panel of 11 justices also upheld the committee’s decisions to allow far-right activist Baruch Marzel to run, and to disqualify Likud Party candidates Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Moshe Feiglin.
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