High-profile case9/14/2026

Petition Seeks to Bar Otzma Yehudit and Ben-Gvir From the Election

Zulat for Equality and Human Rights and several public figures have filed a petition seeking to prevent Otzma Yehudit, Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and other candidates from running in the coming election. The Walla News report describes the petitioners’ allegations but does not state that any decision has been made.

Key facts

•Filed: September 14, 2026
•Petitioner: Zulat for Equality and Human Rights and public figures
•Targets: Otzma Yehudit and four named candidates
•Case number: Not stated in the source
•Decision: None stated in the source

Who the petition targets

The petition seeks to disqualify the entire Otzma Yehudit list, as well as Itamar Ben-Gvir, Knesset members Tally Gotliv and Limor Son Har-Melech, and party candidate Hanamel Dorfman. Former IDF chief of staff Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon, Yael German and former public security minister Omer Bar-Lev were also named among those joining the application.

The petitioners’ claims

According to the report, the petitioners allege that the respondents’ objectives and actions include denying Israel’s existence as a Jewish and democratic state and incitement to racism. They claim that the alleged conduct forms a continuing, systematic pattern. These are the petitioners’ allegations and have not been presented in the source as judicial findings.

No decision reported

The source reports only that the petition was filed on Monday, September 14, 2026. It does not identify the deciding body, provide a case number, cite a specific statutory provision, include the respondents’ position, or report any ruling on whether the party or candidates may stand for election.

What this means for you

The filing alone does not remove Otzma Yehudit or any named candidate from the ballot. For Israeli voters, candidate eligibility remains unchanged unless the competent election authority or court issues a disqualification decision through the applicable legal process.

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