Political trends in the Israeli Arab population and its vote in parliamentary elections

Alexander Bligh

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Abstract

Full Arab Israeli involvement in the national political system is disappearing from the Israeli political scene. A parallel system is being developed by the community's political leaders. Within this new structure, national elections and the Knesset are viewed as marginal; they serve mainly as a PR arena intended to bring the Arab Israeli message to Jewish/Zionist awareness. Judging from the evidence of recent election results among Arab voters, it is possible to cautiously conclude that the Israeli Arab political stance is less and less a part of the general Israeli political culture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21-50
Number of pages30
JournalIsrael affairs
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013

Keywords

  • Elections
  • Israel
  • Israeli Arabs
  • Political culture
  • Political participation
  • Voting patterns

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