Israeli center-left reaches out to Arab voters - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Afif Abu Much

Afif Abu Much

Jan 7, 2021

An Arab Israeli woman casts her vote during Israel's parliamentary elections on April 9, 2019 at a polling station in the northern Israeli town of Taiyiba. - Israelis voted today in a high-stakes election that will decide whether to extend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long right-wing tenure despite corruption allegations or to replace him with an ex-military chief new to politics. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images) — An Arab-Israeli woman casts her vote during Israel's parliamentary elections on April 9, 2019, at a polling station in the northern Israeli town of Taiyiba. — AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the anti-coronavirus vaccination facility in the northern Israeli Arab city of Nazareth on January 13, 2021. - A group of Arab Israelis demonstrated against Netanyahu's visit to the fascililty in their city. Since July, thousands of Israelis have rallied each week to protest against the prime minister and the economic fallout from the pandemic. (Photo by Gil ELIYAHU / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GIL ELIYAHU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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An elderly man from the Negev looks on after registering to vote at the village of Shaqib al-Salam, near the southern Israeli city of Beersheva, on March 1, 2020, on the eve of general elections. The campaign banner in the background is for bedouin member of the parliament (Knesset) Said Al-Khroumi, candidate for the Arab Joint List. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP) (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)

Polls show surprising support for Jewish parties among Arab voters

Afif Abu Much

In Baqa al-Gharbiyye, reporting on business and tech

This picture shows a general view of the Israeli Knesset during a meeting, in Jerusalem on June 30, 2022.

Israeli Arabs make it into the top 10 Meretz Party Knesset list

Afif Abu Much

In Baqa al-Gharbiyye, reporting on business and tech

Israeli Regional Cooperation Minister Issawi Freij arrives for a photo at the president's residence during a ceremony for the new coalition government, Jerusalem, June 14, 2021.

Arab representation vanishes from Israeli parties

Afif Abu Much

In Baqa al-Gharbiyye, reporting on business and tech