Ahmed Sheikh Mohammed: The 19 seats that bury the idea of 'democracy for Jews only'

Ahmed Sheikh Mohammed argues that the 19 seats of the Arab parties in the 26th Knesset bury the idea of 'democracy for Jews only'. The Arab public voted out of self-defense amid crime, demolitions, and incitement. The article calls for full civic partnership with Arabs as a necessity for forming a stable coalition.

Ahmed Sheikh Mohammed argues that the 19 seats of the Arab parties in the elections for the 26th Knesset bury the idea of 'democracy for Jews only'. According to him, the Arab public voted out of self-defense, against a backdrop of rampant crime (250 murders per year), home demolitions under the Kaminitz Law, and incitement that called Arab voting 'ballot box terrorism'. He cites a poll by the 'Rikaz' Institute that 46.9% of the Arab public does not trust the police. The article details the different strategies of Ra'am (8 seats), Hadash-Ta'al (8), and Balad (3), and calls on the leaders of the change bloc to stop hesitating and adopt full civic partnership with Arabs. The framing relies on emotional language and assertive claims without procedural substantiation.