After it was learned that the voting ballots for the 20th Knesset elections are being printed in Karnei Shomron, members of the radical left-wing have stated that since they boycott products from “settlements” this will not be an exception and they will not take place in the elections.
Arab Members of Knesset complained to the Central Election Committee about the ballots being printed in a “settlement” but were told “they are Israelis too and they have an Israeli flag”, basically ignoring the Arab MKs’ complaint.
Gush Shalom spokesman Adam Keller announced on Monday 3 Adar that the printing of the ballot slips in “occupied territory” is a violation of international law and a stumbling block to peace with the PA (Palestinian Authority)”.
Keller also feels the government does not have the right to fund “businesses in settlements without asking us, and this is not the only such case. This is infuriating but the money already went to the owner of the business and it does not matter if the ballot slips are used or not. Boycotting the election will not diminish his profit by even a single agora”.
Hence Keller fells the left-wingers are obligated to get out and vote on Election Day to oust the current administration.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
Join the official YWN WhatsApp status
10 Responses
Left wing are certified nut-jobs!
The ballots were printed on shabbos.
Given the way proportional representation works, it is unlikely anyone would boycott an election UNLESS they were supporters of a movement that isn’t represented on the ballot.
good idea! boycott the election, more votes for the right and less for the left
GREAT! Don’t vote. That means more votes for the right wing!
What morons, by not voting they’re only hurting themselves.
Awesome! Let these ballots always be printed in the Shomron. It’s a win-win.
Great to hear how the left are going to shoot themselves in their own feet
and if the ballots were printed in gaza would the left also complain???
goofus says: “The ballots were printed on shabbos.”
Prove it. It’s an outright despicable lie.