Not just the article: Days after the massacre, Abu Shahada also attacked Israel in a video

Balad chairman Sami Abu Shahada posted a TikTok video three days after the Hamas attack, on October 10, 2023, in which he did not condemn the massacre or mention Hamas, but rather accused Israel of incitement and murder of Palestinians. The video may affect the Supreme Court's discussion on disqualifying him from running in elections.

Balad chairman Sami Abu Shahada posted a video on his TikTok account on October 10, 2023, three days after the Hamas attack. In the video, which did not include a condemnation of the massacre or any mention of Hamas, Abu Shahada accused Israel of incitement against Gaza residents and murder of Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank. He repeated statements from a previous article, for which he was disqualified from running in elections, and described the event as a "significant strategic political event." The video was published while terrorists were still in Israeli territory and the fate of many Israelis was unknown. On Thursday, the Supreme Court will discuss his disqualification, and legal sources estimate that the court will uphold the disqualification. The video may be relevant to the discussion, as it raises questions about the explanations Abu Shahada provided to the election committee.