Flip News — Knesset news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/knesset/ The latest Flip News stories on Knesset. en-GB Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:03:02 GMT Israel election panel bars Ra'am and Joint List from October vote in move likely to be overturned https://flipnews.co.uk/world/israel-arab-parties-barred-october-election/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/israel-arab-parties-barred-october-election/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Israel's Central Elections Committee voted 18-5 on Wednesday to bar the Ra'am and Joint List Arab-majority parties from the October 27 election, over the objections of the attorney-general; the bans are expected to face a Supreme Court appeal. James Calloway Israel Knesset elections Ra'am Joint List Mansour Abbas Supreme Court The Jerusalem Post / The Times of Israel / Agence France-Presse