The High Court of Justice has accepted a petition from the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) against the ruling of Central Election Committee chairman Justice Mishael Heshin. Heshin had ruled that a PLO flag displayed in election infomercials of Arab parties was unacceptable. The Supreme Court reversed that decision and said that the PLO flag may appear, despite the still-undeclared state of war that exists between Israel and many elements in the PLO.



The Elections Committee recently did not allow the Herut party to air an informercial featuring a satiric version of Israel's national anthem. The song, sung in Arabic on the backdrop of an Israeli flag merging with the PLO colors, emphasizes the desire of Arabs to take over Israeli cities such as Jaffa, Lod, and Acre.