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The 2013 Municipal Elections in the Israeli Arab Communities


(Institute for National Security Studies-Tel Aviv University) Nadia Hilou - There are 257 local authorities in Israel, 85 of which are in the Arab sector. The campaigns for the Oct. 22, 2013, municipal elections were generally shaped by the traditional culture, with the elections decided on the basis of family clans, not party politics. Public discussion did not concern the primary issues affecting Arab residents in their daily lives. For the first time in 30 years, the Islamic Movement announced that it would not take part in the local elections. 165 Arab women from all ethnic groups - Druze, Christian, and Muslim - were on the election lists in 44 Arab local authorities. The writer served as a member of the Knesset (Labor) during 2006-09.
2013-11-08 00:00:00
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