A recent poll by Statnet, a research and polling institute specializing in the Arab sector, asked what party Arabs would vote for if the Joint List split into its four constituent parties: Hadash, Ra’am, Balad and Ta’al. The results, which were released last week, had one particularly curious finding. They showed that 25.% of respondents would vote for a Jewish party rather than one of the Arab parties that make up the Joint List.
While the finding is, undoubtedly intriguing, it should come as no surprise to anyone who follows Arab society in Israel, especially the developments of the last few months, since the rotation government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz was formed — one that turned out to be all Netanyahu in everything but name.
