Arab lawmakers shake up Israeli politics with historic union Photo: Dan Balilty, AP print_article_embed|photo-7441940|article-6042047|7 comments_jump_embed|photo-7441940|article-6042047|1 email_share_embed|photo-7441940|article-6042047|1 facebook_share_embed|photo-7441940|article-6042047|2 twitter_share_embed|photo-7441940|article-6042047|3 pinterest_share_embed|photo-7441940|article-6042047|4 reddit_share_embed|photo-7441940|article-6042047|5 google_share_embed|photo-7441940|article-6042047|6 Masoud Ganaim, 49, from the Islamic Movement and number two in the unified Arab list, speaks to the media in his office in the Arab city of Sakhnin, about 23 kilometers (14 miles) east of Acre, Israel, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Coping with new election laws that make it harder for smaller parties to enter Israel’s parliament, the country’s Arab political parties for the first time are banding together under one ticket to boost their chances in upcoming national elections. Arab politicians say it will improve chronically low Arab voter turnout and help block Netanyahu from forming the next government. Masoud Ganaim, 49, from the Islamic Movement and number two in the… HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Arab political parties are banding together under one ticket for the first time ever ahead of national elections in March, hoping to boost turnout and help unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Source: sfchronicle/ newsinca/arab-lawmakers-shake-up-israeli-politics-with-historic-union/
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