Netanyahu Warns of Arab Voter Turnout, Claims Election 'Theft'
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning about high voter turnout among Arab citizens, claiming they are trying to "steal the election." He posted on social media Tuesday, urging his supporters to vote and sharing images he said showed Arab voters and empty polling stations in Likud-leaning areas. Netanyahu stated that high Arab turnout contrasted with low right-wing voter turnout.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of high Arab voter turnout, claiming an attempt to "steal the election."
- Netanyahu urged his supporters to vote, stating "You too must flock to the polling stations."
- The Prime Minister posted images of Arab voters and allegedly empty polling stations in Likud strongholds.
- He contrasted high Arab turnout with low turnout among right-wing voters.
- Netanyahu made these claims in a series of social media posts on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a series of social media posts on Tuesday, warning of high voter turnout among Arab citizens and alleging they are attempting to "steal the election." He urged his supporters to vote, stating, "You too must flock to the polling stations."
Netanyahu posted images of Arab citizens voting and what he claimed were empty polling stations in cities considered Likud strongholds. "Higher than usual voter turnout in the Arab sector compared to low turnout of right-wing voters," he warned his supporters in one tweet. In a subsequent video post, he reiterated, "They are trying to steal the election from us."
