CNN(@CNN):For decades, many Palestinian citizens of Israel stayed away from the polls. But this time felt different: after four years under the most right-wing government in Israel's history, hundreds of thousands of Arab voters decided they could not afford to sit on the sidelines.

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2026.10.30 07:30

For decades, many Palestinian citizens of Israel stayed away from the polls. But this time felt different: after four years under the most right-wing government in Israel's history, hundreds of thousands of Arab voters decided they could not afford to sit on the sidelines.