Palestinians in Israel mull election choices - 7 Feb 09

Surveys suggest a narrowing race between Likud and Kadima for the February 10 vote. But the election has failed to garner support from Palestinians living in Israel.

Their participation in elections has dropped significantly in recent years. Many are even calling for a boycott of the entire process.

Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reports.

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[covertcovenant]

If there are any Israeli's watching this, and maybe reading this comment....I would like to pose this question to you....do you not think that this hard line non compromising Zionist path most Israelis walk on is a path to self destruction? Now The Zionist's have the power, the money, the might, and the voices of reason within Israel are stifled, but time will change the demographic from within, it is inevitable. Why not be reasonable now, while you are ahead, and make genuine dignified peace?

[ma11ohad]

you can not be a palestinian Israeli. you can be a palestinian or an Israeli. if they live in Israel and have an Israeli citizenship they are Israelis not palestinians. Al jazeera do your home work

[covertcovenant]

@Yitzhakhazak Well friend, I believe it is not me that is naive, rather you that is shrouded and clouded in stringent Zionist fervor. If your age is correct as indicated on your channel, I can honestly not imagine you being still blind sided with one type of ideology at such an age to not want to have a life for your children and grandchildren that consists of mutual respect with those that are your neighbors? I really think it is the hard line non compromising Israelis that are naive.

[Yitzhakhazak]

@covertcovenant

Who or what says that changed demographics from within, as you call it, will change the status of israel as the Jewish State? Israel Arabs will not be able to retain their rifht of vote at the national level for the very simple reason that Israel, which they consider as being the enemy, is neither their state nor their nation. There will be some kind of a second Palestinian state an d Arabs will be citizens in it and no longer in Israel.

Why are you so naive?

[Lagolop]

@covertcovenant I am not Israeli but I have a response to yours. How about this; all palis go back to THEIR homeland ie Jordan and elsewhere where they have their own arab brethren and leave Israel to the Jews. After all, Israel is THEIR homeland and they should stop slicing off bits in exchange for a peace that never will be.

[Lagolop]

Ironic the way these bastards call Israel an apartheid state and that Jews are Nazis and racists. If that were true, why then is 25% of Israel NON JEWISH? These non Jews have full rights and in fact have the privilege to complain openly because Israel is a democracy. The way the non Jews breed, soon Israel, like many European countries will be swamped with muslims, then what?

[coldbloodykiller5]

aljazerra is a news boradcast system who we gonna beilive u or the news

[romolus2000]

ho!!!!!! my friend you are right, thank you for this feedback

[MCH1984]

It is truly a glorious time to be alive; the only good durka is a dead one. The IDF rock.

[ovadia222]

salad, 1) what's wrong with Jews settling in and developing their lands? No Arab was deported or transferred as a result.

2) why should I allow even one truck into enemy territory governed by an inhumane extreme Islamo-Fascist organization? while at the same time their border crossing to Egypt (Rafah) is tightly closed?

3) Are you mad?

[ovadia222]

maur, Pelishtim ceased to exist as a people or a culture in the BC's. Originally they came from the west Mediterranean. Peleshet is derived from the root פלש (=invade). Most people who call themselves Falastinians today came to this land after the British took over in early 20th Cent. The first wave were Egyptian peasants settle by Ibrahim Pasha in 1831. 1857 AlHuseini clan deported by the Ottoman rulers from the Algiers. 1869 diggers of the Suez canal were not allowed to return to Egypt...