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Opinion: How an election defeat triggered a carnival of racism against Palestinians Opinion: How an election defeat triggered a carnival of racism against Palestinians day before the Israeli elections, I was walking through a well-heeled, leafy neighbourhood in West Jerusalem, five minutes from President Issac Herzog’s official residence. I was on my way to interview an expert on Palestinian citizens of Israel, who were expected to vote in large numbers for the first time. Three children - they could not have been more than seven or eight - jumped off the slides in a playground and ran towards me. One of them asked whom I was going to vote for. A funny question, I thought, coming from kids. Read more: How an election defeat triggered a carnival of racism against Palestinians Opinion by Lubna Masarwa Right-wing demonstrators gather in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who failed to secure a majority in Israeli elections, in Tel Aviv on 31 October 2026 (Jack Guez/AFP)
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