Everyone is talking about one thing: Election day in one of the country's most turbulent markets
A field report from the Talpiot market in Haifa on election day presents the voices of voters from across the political spectrum. Supporters of Netanyahu, Bennett, and Eisenkot, as well as Haredi, secular, and Arab voters, speak about the division among the people, the longing for unity, and the ballot they will cast. Alongside the disagreement over leaders, the conversation repeatedly returns to relations between citizens and the desire for unity.
A field report from election day at the Talpiot market in Haifa presents the voices of voters from across the political spectrum. Stall owners and visitors discuss the division among the people, the longing for unity, and the ballot they will cast. One veteran stall owner asks: 'If there is no peace among us, how can there be peace with the enemies?' A visitor says his daughters are in Berlin because of corruption, and they came specifically to vote in hopes of change. In contrast, a Netanyahu supporter is convinced that 'only Bibi is capable of managing the country in such a situation.' A woman who hasn't voted in 23 years decided this time to vote for Likud out of concern for the future. A Haredi man hopes for a unity government. A restaurant owner describes a shared space for Haredi, secular, Muslim, and Christian Arabs, and wishes that this ability would extend beyond the market.
Everyone is talking about one thing: Election day in one of the country's most turbulent markets