Israel's Central Elections Committee said the decision is meant to ensure the right to vote is not diminished

I've examined AIPAC and its role in American politics throughout my reporting career. Today's criticism of AIPAC has far surpassed dangerous territory and too often devolved into dehumanization – all while American Jews' concerns over antisemitism and communal safety are more urgent than ever

Tel Aviv's first Arab Israeli deputy-mayor was appointed in 2003, with Amir Badran, chair of the Arab-Jewish party Hadash's local branch, now becoming the second. Hadash celebrated the appointment, writing that it hopes the trend 'will expand to the rest of the country'