I’m not here to answer that question. Only to point out that it’s a question being asked by many Israelis this morning.
The significant increase in the political power of the two main Arab factions in Knesset is concerning to parties and voters on both sides of Israel’s electoral divide.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims fraud and points to at least one case of police arresting persons who were apparently trying to bribe citizens to vote for one of the Arab factions, Ra’am.
At the same time, Israel’s Central Elections Committee shows a surge in Arab voter turnout this year, and Ra’am party leader Mansour Abbas mockingly thanked Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a harsh critic of Israel’s Arab population, for mobilizing the community.
The envelopes
Three residents of Bedouin communities in the Negev were arrested overnight Monday into Tuesday on suspicion of planning to buy votes for Ra’am. Searches of their homes turned up large amounts of cash in envelopes, and officers also seized ballot...
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