Palestinians Push for Expanded Role in Israeli Politics

The unprecedented success of Arab-Israeli political parties in this month's Israeli election is seen as possibly ushering in a new era of expanded civic engagement for Palestinian citizens of Israel. A coalition of four Arab-dominated political parties, known as The Joint List, captured 14 seats in the March 17 election that was won by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party. Though the Joint List is not expected to be included in the coalition government to be formed...

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