Yisrael Beytenu Says It Will Back Disqualifying Ra'am, Joint List and Two Candidates

Yisrael Beytenu said Wednesday that its representatives on the Central Elections Committee will vote to disqualify Ra'am, the Joint List, Ofer Cassif and Sami Abu Shehadeh from the coming Knesset election. The party tied its position to its demand that eliminating Hamas be a central security objective of the next government. Its announcement concerns how its representatives intend to vote on the disqualification requests; the committee has not announced a decision on those lists or candidates in this statement.