Tiebreaker: Why isn't the Arab vote counted? | A documentary journey in Umm al-Fahm

A travelogue in Umm al-Fahm examines the political alienation felt by the Arab public days before the elections. The mayor says 'maybe one' out of ten murder cases has been solved, and Arab parties are polling at 13–15 seats, but both blocs disavow them.

A documentary travelogue by Oren Aharoni in Umm al-Fahm, the third-largest Arab city in Israel, examines the political alienation of the Arab public just days before the elections. The mayor, Dr. Samir Subhi Mahamid, says that out of ten people murdered in the city in the past year, perhaps only one case has been solved. The report notes that Arab parties are polling at 13 to 15 seats, but both major political blocs disavow them. The mayor says: "I think it's time they counted us." The report examines whether the sense of exclusion will lead to increased turnout or to despair. Aharoni spoke with the mayor, a museum founder who had to send his children abroad, restaurateur Hussam Abbas, and political activists.