Israel moves to bar both main Arab lists from October election
Excluding Ra’am and the Joint List leaves Palestinian citizens in Israel without major Knesset representation options.

Excluding Ra’am and the Joint List leaves Palestinian citizens in Israel without major Knesset representation options.








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