Joint List Accuses Netanyahu and Smotrich of Intimidation Tactics
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
The Joint List party accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Religious Zionism Chairman Bezalel Smotrich of trying to intimidate Arab voters by recruiting 2,000 poll observers for Arab communities. Party Chairman Yosef Jabareen called the move a fear tactic and urged a large Arab turnout for the October 27 elections. The Likud and Religious Zionism parties stated their goal is to prevent election fraud.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Joint List Chairman Yosef Jabareen accused Netanyahu and Smotrich of trying to intimidate Arab voters.
- The Likud and Religious Zionism parties are recruiting 2,000 poll observers for Arab communities.
- Jabareen stated the move is a fear tactic due to the growing influence of the Joint List.
- He urged the Arab public to vote in large numbers on October 27.
- The Likud and Religious Zionism parties claim their goal is to prevent election fraud.
The Joint List party has strongly criticized the Likud and Religious Zionism parties, accusing them of attempting to intimidate the Arab public ahead of the upcoming elections. This criticism follows a report that the two parties are recruiting approximately 2,000 activists to serve as poll observers in Arab communities.
Yosef Jabareen, Chairman of the Joint List, alleged that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Religious Zionism Chairman Bezalel Smotrich are behind this move, aiming to deter Arab citizens from voting. Jabareen claimed this stems from their fear of the Joint List's growing influence, which he believes could be decisive in the elections and lead to their removal from power. He characterized the effort as an attempt to instill fear through "lies and racist campaigns."
Jabareen urged the Arab public to turn out and vote in large numbers on October 27, stating, "We will not be deterred by the threats of the bloody government. We will go out and vote in our multitudes, and on October 27, together, Jews and Arabs, we will send them home with our own hands."
The Likud and Religious Zionism parties, however, state that the stated goal of deploying observers is to prevent fraud and ensure the integrity of the election process.
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