Racist campaign in Jaffa: "Silence the Muezzin in Jaffa? Only the Likud can." (Photo: Hadashot Yaffo)

Election Committee banned racist ads used by the Likud in Jaffa and Karmiel

The Central Election Committee on Thursday banned campaign ads used by Likud candidates in the Karmiel and Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipal elections, saying they were racist and offensive. Central Election Committee Chairman Supreme Court Justice Salim Joubran ordered the candidates to stop the campaigns immediately, deeming them “racist and almost certain to hurt the feelings of…