Palestinian citizens of Israel can vote, but cannot expect change

Ahead of Israel’s October 27 election, Palestinian citizens, who make up 20 percent of the population, face growing violence in their communities, the encroachment of settlers and increased militarisation of civilian life. The author argues that the bloc opposing Benjamin Netanyahu offers no prospect of a policy reversal and asks whether voting can make a difference. Since the 1948 Nakba, Palestinians who remained in Israel gained citizenship in 1952 and the right to vote, but continue to face dispossession and efforts to reshape their national identity.