The turnout in the April election was 68.5%, down from 72.3% in 2015, but the Arab turnout was only 49%. Low turnout in the Arab sector was blamed on frustration over the Arab parties splitting up.
An Israeli Arab stands behind a voting booth before casting her ballot at a polling station in the northern town of Umm el-Fahm March 17, 2015(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)ByGIL HOFFMAN
