Yisrael Beytenu: We’ll vote to disqualify Ra’am

MK Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu party announces it will vote to disqualify Ra'am, the Joint List, Ofer Cassif, and Sami Abu Shehadeh from the Knesset, arguing they have no place in the Israeli parliament.

MK Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu party announced it will vote to disqualify the Ra'am party, the Joint List, and MKs Ofer Cassif and Sami Abu Shehadeh from the Knesset. The party stated that these factions have no place in the Israeli parliament. The announcement was made on September 23, 2026, and reflects ongoing political tensions regarding the eligibility of Arab-majority parties and left-wing MKs to serve in the Knesset.