# Palestinian citizens of Israel can vote, but cannot expect change

https://mins.news/en/item/116886

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-27 06:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/10/27/palestinian-citizens-of-israel-can-vote-but-cannot-expect-change?traffic_source=rss

> Palestinian citizens make up about 20 percent of Israel’s population, yet face growing threats to their political and collective rights, rising violence in their communities and expanding land seizures as Israeli politics moves further right. The article argues that the anti-Netanyahu bloc offers little prospect of reversing policy, leaving the election unlikely to halt the accelerated “recolonisation” of 1948 Palestinian communities.

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