Election day in Israel, and I’m back covering it for @MiddleEastEye!!!
@MiddleEastEye These pictures are everywhere, as Netanyahu tries to capitalise on his mate Trump. But the far right are warning that the so-called 'deal of the century' isn't going far enough. middleeasteye.net/news/israels-f…
“We are only being told part of the truth. The good before the elections, the bad after,” Ayelet Shaked said on Friday
Israel's Labor party was the dominant force in politics for the country's formative decades. Now pollsters are predicting it could drop out of parliament all together middleeasteye.net/news/future-or…
Amir Peretz has been trying to move the party in a new, social democratic direction. “What Peretz is doing is important and brave, but the challenge might be bigger than himself,” an analyst told me.
Not voting
In Jerusalem’s Haredi Mea Shearim neighbourhood there are no polling stations. But there are these banners reading: “NO participation in the impure election for this Knesset”
Shai runs a gift shop. “I don’t see myself as part of this country. We have our own life here”
Israelis have the day off on polling day, so naturally they flock to the beaches of Jaffa and Tel Aviv. Last time, Netanyahu turned up urging people to get off the sand and into the polling stations. I haven’t seen him yet
Bat-Shachar, 20, is from a settlement in the West Bank and voting for Ayelet Shaked. “She supports the settlements and the religious people”
I’ve been told to add the hashtag #israelelections2019
There are suggestions that, despite calls for a boycott, the Palestinian turnout is rather high. Yesterday me and @lubnamasarwa spoke to Palestinian citizens of Israel in the Galilee on why they may or may not vote #israelelections2019 middleeasteye.net/news/racism-an…
@lubnamasarwa Fifteen minutes until exit polls in the #israelelections2019 - check out what has happened throughout the day on @MiddleEastEye's liveblog middleeasteye.net/live/live-upda…
@lubnamasarwa @MiddleEastEye Five minute until the exit polls. They've been pretty wild and inaccurate in the past
@lubnamasarwa @MiddleEastEye The polls are out and all show Netanyahu falling short of a majority! So, the same as before then.
@lubnamasarwa @MiddleEastEye Our story from today. Was this election a waste of time? Well I had fun middleeasteye.net/news/israel-el… #IsraElex19v2 #israelelections2019
@lubnamasarwa @MiddleEastEye The results may be almost the same, but the outcome will be profoundly different. @lilygalili's excellent analysis in @MiddleEastEye plots the path from here #israelelections2019 middleeasteye.net/news/whatever-…
News wrap from today middleeasteye.net/news/israel-pr…
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