‘Today my conscience told me to vote’: Arab Israelis turn out in force to demand change
The National · 27 Oct 2026

‘Today my conscience told me to vote’: Arab Israelis turn out in force to demand change

Arab voters have gone to polling stations in substantial numbers across Israel in a surge that could prove decisive in forming the country’s next government. By midmorning the overall turnout in Israel’s election was the highest since 1981 and that was reflected in Nazareth, which has an almost entirely Arab population of Muslims and Christians.


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