Do Arab MKs represent the interests of their constituents?,Israeli-Arabs Fed Up with MKs,Do Arab MKs represent the interests of their constituents?
Arab-Israelis maintain their MKs like Jamal Zahalka (center) are more interested in grandstanding than standing up for them (Photo: Flash90)
L ess than two years after Arab parties won a record number of seats and unified their parliamentary forces more than half — 55% — of Arab-Israelis say they are deeply frustrated by their MKs calling them ineffective and radicalized according to a new Statnet research institute poll.
Only 13% of poll respondents said they were very happy with the Arab parties while another 32% said they were moderately pleased. If elections were held today the poll found that the Joint Arab List would drop from its current 13 seats to around 11.
The Statnet poll commissioned by Israel’s Channel 10 and shared with Mishpacha by Statnet CEO Yousef Makladeh was yet another sign that Arab Israelis are more interested in bread-and-butter economic and social issues than Palestinian nationalism. “People are disappointed with the Joint List ” he said.
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