South Idaho Press · 4 February 2001

CP-2001-032

Israeli Arabs see boycott of election as punishment for Ehud Barak

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“‘It is a clear message to Barak and Sharon that the Arabs have an independent political position,’ said Arab lawmaker Taleb as-Sana. ‘We want to deliver an electric shock to the political system.’… In Israel’s May 1999 election, 77 percent of Arab voters turned out. Of those casting ballots, 95 percent supported Barak.”

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Idaho, datelined Kafr Kassem. The figures are the argument: 95 per cent for Barak in 1999, a boycott in 2001.

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"Israeli Arabs see boycott of election as punishment for Ehud Barak," South Idaho Press, 4 February 2001. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2001-032. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2001-032

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