Thousands Attend United Arab List Rally in Negev, Emphasizing Vote Importance

Thousands gathered in the Bedouin towns of Hura and Al-Sayyid for an electoral rally supporting the United Arab List (Ra'am) in the Negev. The event saw a large turnout from residents of the region and was attended by Members of Knesset Mansour Abbas, Walid Al-Huwashla, and Yasser Hugairat, along with candidate Ibrahim Al-Touri.

Also present were Sheikh Safwat Freij, head of the Islamic Movement in the country, Sheikh Habis Al-Atawneh, head of the local council, his deputy Isac Abu Al-Qian, Talal Al-Qarinawi, mayor of Rahat and head of the Forum of Arab Local Authorities in the South, Jabr Abu Kaf, head of the Al-Qusum Council, Kaid Abu Muammar, head of the Shuqba Salam Council, and Sheikh Talab Abu Arar, head of the Negev Ar'ara Council, alongside numerous other community, religious, and political leaders.

Speakers highlighted the United Arab List's achievements during its previous participation in the government coalition, including the recognition of four villages, permission for young couples to build in unrecognized villages, a significant reduction in demolition orders, and the allocation of an economic and social development plan for the Negev. They asserted that the Negev's residents would make their voice heard at the ballot box and hold Itamar Ben-Gvir and his government accountable for demolition policies and incitement.

The speakers stressed that the votes from the Negev are crucial for the United Arab List to secure the necessary seats for a 61-seat coalition, aiming to topple the current government and form a new one. They emphasized that each vote and seat for the List could be decisive in changing the government, and that the interests of the Negev's residents in ousting the current government, halting demolitions, and securing their rights supersede any individual candidate or party's interests. Strengthening the United Arab List was presented as the path to achieving these goals.