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Pollster: 'Never seen' such a low turnout for Palestinian citizens of Israel

Camil Fuchs, a pollster for Haaretz and Channel 13, said that there had been a very low turnout among Israel's Palestinian citizens in Tuesday's election.

"We have never seen such things, and this may be the biggest drama," she told Haaretz.

Hadash-Taal politcians Ahmad Tibi also warned that the low turnout could risk Palestinian parties being kept out of the Knesset.

“The low turnout in Arab towns is a real threat to both [Arab-majority] lists,” Tibi said on Twitter.

He warned it could mean “a serious blow to Arab representation in the Knesset.”

Palestinian Israeli citizen Ahmed Tib casts his vote during Israel's parliamentary elections on 9 April, 2019 in in the northern Israeli town of Taiyiba (AF
Palestinian Israeli citizen Ahmed Tib casts his vote during Israel's parliamentary elections on 9 April, 2019 in in the northern Israeli town of Taiyiba (AFP)