Democratic Party chairman Yair Golan said his party will also vote in favor of disqualifying Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh at the Central Elections Committee. Golan wrote that "Abu Shehadeh's remarks just one day after October 7 are serious. Anyone who wants Jewish-Arab partnership does not speak that way, period. Calling for or legitimizing armed struggle and harming civilians—whether Jewish or Arab—is a red line, as the attorney general and state attorney have also clarified, and the decision on whether his statements constitute grounds for disqualification will be properly adjudicated by the High Court of Justice."