Israel's Supreme Court has advised Balad party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh to withdraw his application to run in the October 27 parliamentary elections, warning that if he does not, the court may issue a ruling disqualifying him. This follows a vote by the Central Elections Committee to disqualify the lists of the country's two largest Arab-majority parties and two candidates. The court began hearing appeals against these decisions on Thursday and gave Abu Shehadeh until Friday to withdraw his application.