Did election racism transform Israeli Arabs into a political powerhouse?
Arabs that had supported Jewish parties in the past came to understand that they needed to vote instead for the Arab parties to receive civil rights and equality.
Leader of Joint List party, Ayman Odeh casts his ballot together with his sons at a polling station as Israelis vote in a national election in Haifa, Israel March 2, 2020(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN