Flydubai attack becomes political fodder for candidates

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.

Political correspondent Ariela Karmel joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.

As details trickled in regarding the attempted attack on the flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, Karmel discusses how the event became a political flashpoint, with less than a month before the October 27 election and the fast-approaching third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack. She reviews the political rhetoric from the government allies and the opposition, which created a split-screen reality.

With the High Court of Justice holding hearings on the disqualification of Arab parties and candidates from the October 27 election, Karmel reviews the case of Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh, which is expected to be upheld by the court in a rare occasion of consensus, in large part because of an article he wrote after October 7 in which he expressed support for Hamas.

Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.

For further reading:

Flydubai attack becomes election flashpoint as opponents draw Oct. 7 parallels

Election panel disqualifies all Arab parties, in move likely to be overturned; Balad leader also barred

AG: Disqualification of Balad leader from election ‘should be seriously considered’

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IMAGE: Political correspondent Ariela Karmel appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)

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