Not an isolated incident: the alarming history of suspicions at Arab polling stations

The article reviews a history of suspicions of election fraud in Arab society, against the backdrop of the "Ra'amgate" affair in which four additional suspects were arrested. It cites cases from 2015, 2019, and 2020 where polling stations were invalidated or suspicions were referred to the police, and notes that out of 154 complaints from 2021, only one led to an indictment.

The article reviews a history of suspicions of election fraud in Arab society, against the backdrop of the "Ra'amgate" affair in which four additional suspects were arrested today, bringing the total to seven. It cites previous cases: in the 2015 elections, two polling stations in Kafr Qasim were invalidated due to discrepancies of 48 and 47 votes; in the 2019 elections, irregularities were mentioned in dozens of polling stations, including envelope stuffing and impersonation; after the 2020 elections, three polling stations were referred for investigation. The article notes that out of 154 complaints filed following the 2021 elections, 153 were closed and only one led to an indictment. It claims that when authorities acted, 13 indictments were filed following the 2019 elections. The framework argues that the current investigation is an opportunity to prove the capability of law enforcement systems.