Arab voters expected to surge to polls in Israeli election, becoming potential kingmakers
Pent-up fury at record crime and the most right-wing government in Israeli history could lift Arab turnout to 65-70 per cent
Arab citizens of Israel, long disengaged from politics, are expected to turn out in unusually high numbers in Tuesday's Israeli election, driven by anger at record violence in their communities and at the country's most right-wing government in history. Pollsters and campaigners estimate Arab turnout could reach 65 per cent, and perhaps as high as 70 per cent, up from 53 per cent at the last election, positioning Arab parties as potential kingmakers in a tightly contested race.