In 1st place - the Joint List: The city meant to "Judaize the Galilee" surprised at the ballot box

Nof HaGalil, designed to Judaize the Galilee, surprised in the elections: the Joint List came in first place with about 35% of the vote, ousting Likud. Voter turnout jumped from 53% to 62%. In Acre, votes for Arab parties rose by 35%. A poll raises concerns about a demographic-political shift in the north.

Nof HaGalil, the city that changed its name from Upper Nazareth in an effort to Judaize the Galilee, surprised in the elections for the 26th Knesset when the Joint List came in first place, ousting Likud from the city's leadership. The Arab parties received about 35% of the vote in the city. Voter turnout jumped from 53% in 2022 to about 62%, with approximately 4,900 new voters. In Acre, there was a 35% increase in votes for Arab parties, from 6,663 to 10,213. The article cites a poll by 'Direct Polls' for the organization 'Lev BaGalil', according to which 27% of northern Arabs view the lands of Jewish settlements as 'Palestinian lands'. City council member Menachem Gandel and 'Lev BaGalil' chairman Ofir Shik called for defining the Judaization of the Galilee as a national mission.