‘Arab voice doesn’t count’: Jewish Israeli blocs reject Palestinian support

Few certainties have emerged from Israel’s parliamentary elections. The diverse coalition of Israel’s self-styled ‘Zionist’ opposition remains short of a majority. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud appears to be the largest party, but its electoral bloc has not secured enough seats to form a government.What is not in doubt, however, is the surge in turnout from Palestinian citizens of Israel, which has established Arab parties as a pivotal bloc in the parliament, potentially one able to determine which of the rival camps forms a government, if either is willing to work with them.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israel’s election: The battle between change and anti-Palestinian sentimentlist 2 of 4Balad leader blasts ‘racist’ exclusion of Arab parties in Israellist 3 of 4What are the implications of Israel’s elections?list 4 of 4Israel’s election rhetoric: Anti-Palestinian, bombastic, fear-mongeringend of listAnger over Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, and what analysts have described as the overt racism of its governing coalition helped drive Palestinian citizens of Israel to the polls in large numbers.An estimated 80 percent of eligible Palestinian voters in Isr...