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This article is not considered a psychological operation. Israel's Supreme Court reinstated two major Arab political lists, Ra'am and the Joint List, and Jewish Knesset member Ofer Cassif, overturning an election panel's decision to bar them from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The ruling comes amid criticism of double standards in disqualifying Arab candidates, while Balad party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew his candidacy under court pressure to avoid setting a damaging legal precedent.