The communist-backed Joint List has strongly condemned what it describes as an organized campaign by Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right Likud party to undermine the results of Israel's parliamentary elections by questioning the legitimacy of Arab voters and their political representation.
In a statement published on October 29 by Al-Ittihad, the alliance in which the Communist Party of Israel (Maki) and the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) play a central role, accused Netanyahu's coalition of refusing to accept the unprecedented electoral mobilization of Arab citizens.
In a statement published on October 29 by Al-Ittihad, the alliance in which the Communist Party of Israel (Maki) and the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) play a central role, accused Netanyahu's coalition of refusing to accept the unprecedented electoral mobilization of Arab citizens.
According to the Joint List, this mobilization helped prevent Netanyahu's bloc from securing the 61 parliamentary seats required to form a new government.
The alliance stressed that Arab citizens had turned out to vote in response to the government's policies of war, demolitions, displacement, discrimination and incitement, transforming election day into a powerful demonstration of political determination.
The statement also accused Likud of conducting a systematic campaign to delegitimize Arab political participation, beginning with attempts to disqualify Arab electoral lists, continuing with alleged voter intimidation and culminating in what it described as baseless accusations against the election results.
The Joint List also challenged opposition leaders to stop echoing Netanyahu's rhetoric and demonstrate genuine political courage.
Those seeking to replace Netanyahu, it argued, cannot simultaneously embrace his campaign against the very voters who helped prevent his bloc from obtaining a parliamentary majority.
The alliance called for respect for the electorate's will, an end to incitement and the establishment of a genuine political alternative committed to the rights and demands of the Arab-Palestinian population.
The alliance stressed that Arab citizens had turned out to vote in response to the government's policies of war, demolitions, displacement, discrimination and incitement, transforming election day into a powerful demonstration of political determination.
The statement also accused Likud of conducting a systematic campaign to delegitimize Arab political participation, beginning with attempts to disqualify Arab electoral lists, continuing with alleged voter intimidation and culminating in what it described as baseless accusations against the election results.
The Joint List also challenged opposition leaders to stop echoing Netanyahu's rhetoric and demonstrate genuine political courage.
Those seeking to replace Netanyahu, it argued, cannot simultaneously embrace his campaign against the very voters who helped prevent his bloc from obtaining a parliamentary majority.
The alliance called for respect for the electorate's will, an end to incitement and the establishment of a genuine political alternative committed to the rights and demands of the Arab-Palestinian population.