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The Arab Vote in the Israeli Elections: The Bid for Leadership
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Frisch, Hillel |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | The Arab Vote in the Israeli Elections: The Bid for Leadership Hillel Frisch The 1999 Knesset elections underscored once again the marginality of Israel's Arab citizens. Despite voting en masse for Ehud Barak, no Arab was appointed Minister, and the Arab parties which secured the overwhelming majority of Arab votes were not even invited to the coalition talks, let alone to join it. The electoral system characterized by the split ticket encourages the Prime Minister to stick to the political center, and, therefore, to maintain Israel's 'republican' nature as a state of the Jews if not a Jewish state. The strengthening of the executive then leaves the Arabs on the periphery of Israeli politics. Book Name: Isreal at the Polls 1999 |
| Related Links | https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.1201/9781315038865-8&type=chapterpdf |
| Ending Page | 170 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| Starting Page | 153 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781315038865-8 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-04-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Isreal At the Polls 1999 History and Philosophy of Science Plant Sciences Elections Leadership Arab Vote Strengthening |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
