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Muslim Religious Ruling Prohibits Arabs from Voting in Jerusalem
(Jerusalem Post) Gil Hoffman - Sheikh Akram Sabri, sheikh of Al-Aqsa Mosque, convened the Council of Jerusalem sheikhs, which issued a fatwa (Muslim religious ruling) prohibiting Arab residents of Jerusalem from participating in Tuesday's municipal election. Ramadan Dabash, a citizen of Israel from Jerusalem's Sur Baher neighborhood, is a candidate for the city council. A source in Dabash's party said the decision "does not reflect the Koran. Dabash has received 22 fatwas that he can run if he is helping his people." There are 180,000 eligible voters in the Arab sector of Jerusalem.