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Jerusalem Arabs Eye Participation in Municipal Elections
(Ha'aretz) Nir Hasson - Ramadan Dabash, a social activist from east Jerusalem, announced this week he will run in Jerusalem's municipal elections in October, which Arabs have largely boycotted since 1967. Dabash, chairman of the community administration of the Tzur Baher neighborhood, said, "I think people are ripe to vote. Some people object, saying this is Israelization and normalization, but I tell them this is everyone's municipality and everyone's country." In the past, several Arabs wanted to run in the local election, but stepped down after they were threatened or their cars set on fire. A recent survey found that nearly 60% of east Jerusalem residents believe Arabs should take part in the municipal elections.