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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Ministers pushed canceling municipal elections in Arab towns due to threats
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Police at the scene of a shooting where a man in his 30s was moderately wounded, in Jerusalem, August 22, 2023. (Israel Police)
During a recent ministerial meeting on the ongoing Arab crime wave with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of the Shin Bet security service, a number of ministers recommended that Israel cancel or delay the October municipal elections in Arab towns due to the uptick in threats and violence facing candidates for office, Channel 12 reports.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara rejected the idea, noting that it would violate Arab citizens’ democratic rights.
One of the four victims killed earlier tonight in Abu Snan was running in the upcoming race. The director of Tira gunned down last night was also targeted in a dispute related to the upcoming election.
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