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Just to add a note here - historically, Palestinian citizens of Israel (commonly referred to as Israeli-Arabs) have had complicated feelings about taking part i
by edanm 2y ago
Just to add a note here - historically, Palestinian citizens of Israel (commonly referred to as Israeli-Arabs) have had complicated feelings about taking part in Israeli elections. I don't think I can speak properly on this topic as I'm not a Palestinian myself, but if you're interested it's worth trying to look into this.
Despite making up 20% of the Israeli population, 2021 was the first time an independent Arab party was part of an Israeli government. This was a huge deal at the time and the "Israeli Arab" vote was very actively pursued (and the Israeli right wing used all sorts of horrible tactics to try to suppress it).
- runarberg 2y agoI did find this quote interesting from the IDI poll[1] > Asked by the IDI which issue should be at “the heart of the election campaign,” 54% said violence in Arab society, 16% said housing, 11% said the status of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem, and only 5% said the Palestinian issue. What I take from this is that Israeli-Arabs care a lot more about their own community as Israeli-Arabs than the prospects of their neighbors in Palestine having a free Palestinian state. 1: https://www.timesofisrael.com/surveys-predict-bump-in-arab-voter-turnout-ahead-of-november-1-elections/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/surveys-predict-bump-in-arab-v...
- edanm 2y agoInteresting. Though this is from two years ago, I imagine it would seem different today. In some sense the fact that so many don't vote is a kind of solidarity with other Palestinians, though I think a misguided one.