CEC Israel banned the two Arab parties to run for the Knesset.

SyuzhetyDosrochnye parliamentary elections in Izraile09.12.2008 Likud held vnutripartiynye vyboryVoennaya Israeli operation in the sector Gaza12.01.2009Iran threatened to keep Hamas out of money and oruzhiyaTsentralnaya Election Commission has banned the Israeli Arab parties and BALAD-RAAM TAAL to take part in elections to the Knesset, which will be held on 10 February, reportedly at a radio station Arutz Sheva.
The reason for this had previously zvuchavshie calls members of these parties for the destruction of Israel. During the withdrawal of the parties to distance voted 26 members of the CEC, three were against.
We BALAD and RAAM-TAAL has the right to appeal to the Supreme Court of Israel. In 2006, BALAD also was not admitted to the election, but the Supreme Court reversed the decision of CEC.
The leader of the party Balad, former member of Knesset Azmi Bshara in 2006 was forced to leave Israel after it launched an investigation against him for the cooperation with the movement of Hezbollah.