Israel election: Arab voters want voices heard, but not at any cost
In this village in the hills outside Nazareth that dates to biblical times, Afu and Ruqaya Dawarshe are settling their small restaurant’s accounts for the day while doing some political accounting as well.
“We are part of this country, no? So we too need a voice. Our issues need to be heard at the very top,” says Ms. Dawarshe, sitting with her husband at a table piled high with receipts and bills.
“The Jewish parties don’t always understand us and our needs. So we need an Arab party on the inside so our voice will go far.”
But Ms. Dawarshe is wary of the prospect of an Arab-led party entering the government coalition at any price, especially with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Likud leader has pivoted from demonizing Arab citizens to courting them
Product of successIncreased integrationThe Abbas gambitShifts in thought
