Sami Abu Shehadeh

CEC ratifies election results as A-G, Shin Bet feud over foreign interference investigation

Former Joint List head Odeh among suspects in foreign funding case; Arab leaders slam Zini over 'politicized probe,' Likud attacks A-G over delay

|ByKESHET NEEV, SARAH BEN-NUN, YONAH JEREMY BOB
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director David Zini visits at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror, on April 21, 2026.
An altercation between Otzma Yehudit affiliated activists and activists attending an event at the Joint List Hebrew-language headquarters, October 15, 2026.

Right-wing activists affiliated with Otzma Yehudit invade Arab Joint List Tel Aviv headquarters

The Joint List said MK Ofer Cassif intended to contact the Tel Aviv District police commander that evening to demand the swift arrest and prosecution of those involved.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Balad chairman and Joint List member Sami Abu Shehadeh arrives at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem for a hearing on the Central Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify him from running in the upcoming Knesset elections, October 1, 2026.

Abu Shehadeh withdraws after Supreme Court signals disqualification

Otzma Yehudit and its chairman, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, brought the application against Abu Shehadeh, and all nine Supreme Court justices recommended that the candidate withdraw.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN