# ‘Like we don’t exist’: Palestinians in West Bank denied a say in Israel’s election

https://mins.news/en/item/99288

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-14 07:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/10/14/like-we-dont-exist-palestinians-in-west-bank-denied-say-in-israel-vote?traffic_source=rss

> Nearly three million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank cannot vote in Israel’s October 27 election, even though Israeli policies shape their daily lives. Residents of Jabal al-Baba cite settlement expansion, home demolitions and movement restrictions, and say a change of government is unlikely to alter the occupation’s underlying policies.

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