The double standard of disqualification
Hassan al-Nasasra, fourth on the Arab Balad Party’s slate for the Oct. 27 Israeli elections, recently traveled to Israel’s Negev desert and explained to his voters what the Negev actually is. It is not, apparently, the southern two-thirds of the State of Israel. It is “the first line of defense and the first confrontation in the homeland” and 60% of the territory of “Palestine.”Read that brazen confession slowly and parse the vocabulary. A “line of defense” is a military position. A “confrontation” is a fight. Al-Nasasra did not tell his voters that Arab citizens in the south are underserved by planning authorities. He told them where the battlefront lies.The ground he was standing on was not Judea, Samaria or Gaza, the territories the Palestinians claim to want for their state. It is land that has been sovereign Israeli territory since the day the State of Israel was declared. Al-Nasasra was…
The article criticizes Israel's judicial establishment for a perceived double standard in applying Section 7A of the Basic Law: The Knesset, which outlines grounds for disqualifying political parties or candidates. It highlights the case of Hassan al-Nasasra, fourth on the Arab Balad Party's slate, who reportedly called the Negev a "battlefront for Palestine" and eulogized a convicted murderer of an IDF soldier. The author argues these actions violate Section 7A's clauses against negating Israel's existence and supporting armed struggle.
Al-Nasasra was saying that the entirety of Israel is the Palestinian "homeland," and Israeli Arabs in the Negev should prepare for an uncivil holy war.
Despite Balad being disqualified twice by the Central Elections Committee for rejecting Israel as a Jewish state, the Supreme Court reinstated the party both times. In contrast, the article notes that Jewish candidate Dr. Michael Ben-Ari was disqualified for incitement to racism, suggesting Section 7A is selectively enforced. The author contends that this non-enforcement of the law against Balad has practical consequences, such as the increase in illegal structures in the Negev, which al-Nasasra has reportedly supported as part of a "civilizational confrontation."
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