Netanyahu warns 'left-wing women are escorting Arab women to the polls'
Netanyahu warns 'left-wing women are escorting Arab women to the polls' Benjamin Netanyahu has warned his supporters that "left-wing women are escorting Arab women to the polls." According to Haaretz, the prime minister sent voters a recorded message, accusing leftists and Palestinian-led parties of trying to "steal the election." He added that police had "caught three senior [Ra'am] officials…
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) has raised concerns that Israeli Arab citizens may face deliberate disruptions to their voting process during Tuesday's election. The watchdog group has expressed alarm at unusually slow processing times and long lines at polling stations across Arab sector towns, including Rahat, Tel Sheva, Laqiya, and Kafr Kara. ACRI fears these delays may be intentional and could hinder Arab citizens' ability to cast their ballots.
Reports from multiple locations suggest that police and Border Police National Guard personnel have blocked voters from entering polling stations, drawing criticism for what ACRI calls excessive measures in managing crowd size. However, some incidents appear more enigmatic, such as Segev Shalom High School where a small group of voters was inside while hundreds waited outside the school.
The legal center Adalah for Arab Minority Rights also called on the Central Elections Committee to urgently provide Arabic-language ballots, claiming many polling stations lacked these materials. ACRI urges the election authorities to act swiftly to prevent an impeding of Arab citizens' voting rights.
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