Critique of Election Participation and Democracy

Not participating in the elections.

This is a stance

that indicts this institution,

which has not treated me fairly since

1949.

This is a stance questioning its

slogans and its claim that it wants to

treat its citizens with complete equality.

This exposes its democracy. Otherwise, why?

I still remember when Shimon Peres

spoke when he was president of Israel.

He spoke proudly about the presence of

Palestinian Arab Knesset members

who go up to the Knesset podium and insult

the government and criticize it.

First of all, we do not consider

the call not to participate in the elections

as though we had formed a bloc

of many groups opposing this idea. No, we

even before the Islamic Movement was banned, we

said that we give members of the Islamic Movement

the right to act as they see fit

according to their ideological, doctrinal,

and national understanding.

This in itself is enough to make

any reasonable person realize that,

by the ideological and national معيار.

I have no place in these elections when

they are called upon

to

in the elections, and they have lived amid crime.

Of course, I said the crime

scheme began in the year

2000,

so, having lived amid crime,

they began seeking salvation.

There is no doubt that this illusion they are promised,

that our presence in the

Knesset will prevent crime,

will dissipate in reality.

So I say to these young people,

young people, you are aware enough to realize,

to realize that what

you are promised

immediately after the elections

will become a thing of the past.

You, young man,

do not accept a compromise on your

national and religious identity.

Do not accept a compromise

on your Palestinian, Arab, and Islamic affiliation.

Do not accept a compromise,

and do not believe everything that is said, nor

believe election propaganda that is essentially

funded by American Jewish funds.

So, young man,

when you stand there, ask yourself what

your answer to yourself will be

after you cast this ballot. And I

hope the decision will be

decisive before you cast your

vote. Realize that you are playing on

someone else’s field, a field and game whose every rule

You didn't set it, young man,

it was set for you, so don't fall

into what I might

want you to fall into.