Arab groups cooperate to raise turnout in Israeli election
A coalition of groups refuses to accept surveys predicting an especially low turnout of Israeli Arab voters at election booths next week.
With only five days only left before election day in Israel, expectations of low voter turnout in the Arab sector worry many. The majority of public opinion surveys predict that voting rate within the Israeli Arab public will reach only between 40 and 50 percent only.
However, this month a coalition of civil groups launched a joint project to encourage voting in order to improve the situation of the Arab community.
The project is being led by a number of organizations active in the Negev, the Galilee, and the Triangle region in the north of the country. Among the groups are the Arab Center for Alternative Planning, the Intama group, the Ajyal youth movement, the Standing Together movement, and others.
The bulk of activity takes place on the ground, in addition to billboards and video clips on social media platforms — especially Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok — featuring popular influencers. Though most young Arabs have an account on one or more of these platforms, young people are generally uninterested in the chance to vote.
