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She added that "the struggle for full equality is the only way possible toward democracy."CEC members "blatantly ignored the unequivocal advice of the Attorney General, which said there is no legal basis for the disqualification."
"It is now clear that the elections committee is a political body meant to harm the representatives of the Arab public, and has nothing to do with democracy."
"Instead of holding a public debate, they wish to silence me and with me a whole demographic, and we will not cooperate with such silencing."
Israeli Basic Law gives Supreme Court justices final say. It's their call on whether political candidates may or may not be disqualified.
On December 30 they ruled. Disqualifying her is lawless. Justices ruled unanimously. She's free to seek reelection, they said.
Many Supreme Court decisions violate fundamental international rule of law principles. This time justices ruled responsibly. Doing otherwise was more than even conservative ones could tolerate. It was a no-brainer.
Ahead of their ruling, Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein opposed petitioning against Zuabi's right to serve.
He claimed "no sufficient, exceptional critical mass of evidence" justified disqualifying her. He stopped short of calling efforts to do so lawless and racist.
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