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3 stories from Middle East Affairs.
Israeli military figure attacks rabbi's ban on voting for party with Arab candidate
A retired Israeli general defended an Arab candidate on his new political party after a prominent rabbi said Jewish law forbids voting for a party with a non-Jewish member in a senior position.
Arab parties warned that infighting could prove costly
Arab political parties in Israel face pressure to unify for elections, as Mansour Abbas's Ra'am party brings on security veteran Yoav Segalowitz, a self-described Zionist, in an attempt to bridge Jewish-Arab political divisions.
Sexual harassment allegations threaten Arab party coalition days before Israeli election filing
Days before a deadline to file candidate lists for Israeli parliamentary elections, an Arab-led political coalition faces internal turmoil over sexual harassment allegations against its second-ranked candidate.
