The coming hours should be decisive in the joint list, since the public situation in the Arab street is not alarming, and the conduct of the negotiation teams, and the leaks about the disputes surrounding the distribution of the seats caused distancing and even distaste for many of the Arab voters.
The assessments speak of leaving the state of the joint as in the previous elections, and a joint run of its three components, Hadash, Balad and Tal. However, the main concern and fear, according to sources in the joint list, is not from the dispute during the negotiations over the real places on the list, these from the expected low turnout in Arab society.
Fear of a low voter turnout.
Arab voters at the ballot box, photo: Michel dot Kom
Fear of revulsion by the Arab voters, photo: Michel dot Kom
Less than 40% vote?
"If the percentage of Arab voters is less than 40 percent, the Arab representation may reach an all-time low - only five seats and there is a fear that the Ra'am list will not pass the blocking percentage at all." This is what a source close to the negotiations says and adds "We hope that during This week we will finish the job of compiling the list and its final submission and we will turn to the campaign which this time will focus on the need to stimulate the area and less on Netanyahu as in recent times."
critical hours.
The joint list (archive), photo: Gil Eliyahu, Gini
"The white smoke is closer than ever"
A senior source in Hadash: "When Netanyahu's bloc approaches 60 mandates, all eyes are on the joint list, whose reunification may block the rise of a dangerous Kahenist government.
The differences between the components of the joint venture are minor, some may say they are semantic, but the white smoke is closer than ever and will bring with it the good news of increasing authentic representation for the Arab public, far from the futile way of laziness of Ra'am. With the right campaign, the joint venture can increase the percentage of the vote and become a balance sheet on the political map.
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