Israel’s Central Elections Committee voted to bar the United Arab List (Ra’am), led by Mansour Abbas, from running in the Oct. 27 Knesset election.

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Israel’s Central Elections Committee voted to bar the United Arab List (Ra’am), led by Mansour Abbas, from running in the Oct. 27 Knesset election. The decision can be appealed to the Supreme Court, which is expected to review it before the election. Ra’am won five seats in the 2022 election, and polls suggest it could win a similar number or slightly more this time.