以色列中央选举委员会禁止阿拉伯政党参加大选

以色列中央选举委员会以18票对5票的结果决定禁止所有主要阿拉伯政党参加定于10月27日举行的大选1。被禁政党包括持有5个议席的Ra'am党以及联合名单联盟（包括Hadash、Ta'al和Balad政党），这些政党代表了占以色列人口约五分之一的阿拉伯裔以色列人1。

委员会以政党领导人的言论或行为违反以色列基本法为由做出上述决定1。具体指控涉及政党是否否定以色列作为犹太民主国家的存在、是否煽动种族仇恨或支持敌对国家武装斗争1。然而，以色列律政司长办公室认为针对Ra'am和联合名单的证据不满足法律排斥要求1。

此禁令仍可能被推翻，以色列最高法院拥有最终决定权1。历史上，最高法院仅在1988年维持过一次类似禁令，当时针对极端民族主义正统犹太党Kach1。媒体与法律界普遍批评此举违反民主原则1，该决定因此引发了关于安全、国家认同与民主代表权之间关系的重大辩论1。

Israel's Central Elections Committee has voted to bar all Arab political parties from participating in the general election scheduled for October 27, 2026, according to a decision announced just under a month before polling day 1. The 18-to-5 vote prohibits Ra'am, which currently holds five Knesset seats, as well as the Joint List alliance comprising Hadash, Ta'al, and Balad from fielding candidates 1.

The committee justified the ban by citing alleged violations of Israel's Basic Law provisions, claiming that party leaders' statements or conduct violated clauses prohibiting parties from denying Israel's existence as a Jewish democratic state, inciting racial hatred, or supporting armed struggles against hostile nations 1. However, Israel's Attorney General's Office has contested the legal foundation of the ban, asserting that the evidence against Ra'am and the Joint List does not meet the threshold required for electoral disqualification 1. The Arab-backed parties collectively represent approximately one-fifth of Israel's population 1.

The Supreme Court retains authority to overturn the prohibition, though it has upheld such bans only once previously—in 1988, when it upheld a ban against Kach, an extremist nationalist Orthodox Jewish party 1. The committee's action has drawn widespread criticism from media outlets and legal experts, who argue it violates democratic principles 1.