Israel's Arab-led parties in spotlight after inconclusive election November 6, 20263:42 PM ET

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Ruth Sherlock

A Palestinian citizen of Israel casts her ballot in the country's general election at a polling station in Umm al-Fahm, Israel, Oct. 27, 2026 Mahmoud Illean/AP hide caption

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KUFR QASI, Israel — In recent years many Palestinian citizens of Israel shunned elections, believing there was little to gain from participating in the politics of a state which, they say, regularly marginalizes their communities and oppresses their fellow Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.