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Joshua Garfield retweeted
Half-way through Election Day and turnout is highest in over 50 years. In part driven by the Arab vote. If this continues until 2200 the Netanyahu bloc will shrink further and the hard-right Amcha Yisrael party increasingly unlikely to cross the electoral threshold. OTOH also the Eisenkot bloc will be smaller and the only option for them to form a government will be some kind of deal with the Arab parties.
While great, polling station queues represent a failure of electoral authorities, whether in Israel, the U.S. or anywhere.
I truly think @ElectoralCommUK and a handful of exemplary returning officers should go around the globe to demonstrate genuine access to the franchise.
Great to see two fab MPs Sir @stephenctimms and Dr @PeterPrinsley take part in Mitzvah Day!
We're in Room N in Portcullis House with @MitzvahDay - the UK's largest faith based day of social action. If you're in Parliament come say hi!
Joshua Garfield retweeted
Student loans were sold to students as "you'll earn more, so it's only fair you pay some of that back towards your education cost"
Unless changed, of the five plans students are on - three of the repayment thresholds will now be *below* the minimum wage.
Joshua Garfield retweeted
Wishing Yair Golan and @DemocratsIL the very best of luck today.
As our sister party and fellow @PA_Solidarity member, I wish you every success in the polls and hope you are forming a new government soon!
Israel deserves a future built on democracy, equality and peace.
Ahead of tomorrow’s elections, the Party of European Socialists (PES) stands in solidarity with The Democrats, our associated member party, and its leader, Yair Golan.
In a joint letter, PES President Stefan Löfven and Secretary General Giacomo Filibeck expressed their support:
“A democratic, liberal and progressive Israel, grounded in the rule of law and respect for the fundamental rights of all its citizens, is essential to the country’s future.”
We share a commitment to social justice and to a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians through a two-state solution, enabling both peoples to live in peace, security and dignity.
“We hope that the elections will mark a step towards renewed confidence in democratic institutions and a more just, inclusive and hopeful future for Israel and all its citizens,” they wrote.
Never take your right to vote for granted.
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Joshua Garfield retweeted
Today, Israelis head to the polls. We wish @YairGolan1 and the @DemocratsIL every success.
After years of division and conflict under Netanyahu, we hope a new Government will emerge, committed to peace, equality and democracy for all.
Joshua Garfield retweeted
הצבעתי! כערבייה פלסטינית ונבחרת ציבור בישראל - זו זכות אדירה ובלתי מובנת אליו להצביע ולהשפיע. יום טוב להעיף את הפאשיסטים הביתה, ולהמשיך לבנות מקום שבו לכלנו יש זכות לעצמאות, לביטחון, ולצדק.
Joshua Garfield retweeted
🚨🇮🇱As of 10am local time the turnout in the Israeli elections is 16.68% - the highest since 1981
Joshua Garfield retweeted
Israel deserves a future built on democracy, equality and peace.
Ahead of tomorrow’s elections, the Party of European Socialists (PES) stands in solidarity with The Democrats, our associated member party, and its leader, Yair Golan.
In a joint letter, PES President Stefan Löfven and Secretary General Giacomo Filibeck expressed their support:
“A democratic, liberal and progressive Israel, grounded in the rule of law and respect for the fundamental rights of all its citizens, is essential to the country’s future.”
We share a commitment to social justice and to a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians through a two-state solution, enabling both peoples to live in peace, security and dignity.
“We hope that the elections will mark a step towards renewed confidence in democratic institutions and a more just, inclusive and hopeful future for Israel and all its citizens,” they wrote.
Joshua Garfield retweeted
🇬🇧 The Socialist International wishes Yair Golan (@YairGolan1) and our member party, The Democrats (@DemocratsIL), every success in tomorrow's legislative elections in Israel. 🇮🇱
Joshua Garfield retweeted
לכו להצביע. היום אנחנו מצילים את ישראל. כדי שזה יקרה חייבים דמוקרטים ודמוקרטיות חזקים בממשלה הבאה. נלחמנו ארבע שנים ברחובות, ועכשיו לוקחים את את המאבק לקלפי.
רק פתק ״אמת״ יבטיח ממשלת שינוי.
אני מודה לעשרות אלפי הפעילות והפעילים המדהימים שלנו, לשטח המדהים שלנו. לבוחרים שלנו.
היום מנצחים!
Joshua Garfield retweeted
Gadi Eisenkot accompanies former hostage Gadi Moses to his polling station in Nir Oz.
It took Netanyahu 636 days to visit the Kibbutz—roughly a quarter of its residents were either kidnapped or killed on October 7.
It’s polling day in Israel. Enjoy the final ad from Bibi’s main contender.
Baruch Hashem today Netanyahu will finally lose his grip on the nation.
The requirement to levy this tax suggests the government is simply spending too much money.
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Stanley asks difficult questions in this piece and no doubt will have caused offence but it is a thought-provoking one I think worth reading.
Voters in Israel have a consequential decision to make tomorrow.
"When I was a boy, and memories of the Holocaust were fresh, creating a homeland for the Jews was still widely regarded as a human-rights cause" says Tim Stanley.
"Now it is eclipsed in the Western imagination by the demand for Palestinian statehood, to which Israel is broadly perceived as an implacable, even cruel opponent"
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
Joshua Garfield retweeted
At our October Plenary Meeting, The Board of Deputies of British Jews has overwhelmingly voted to declare that the Green Party of England and Wales, by having adopted an antisemitic platform, has become a racist party.
bod.org.uk/board-declares-gr…
ALT At our October Plenary Meeting, The Board of Deputies of British Jews has overwhelmingly voted to declare that the Green Party of England and Wales, by having adopted an antisemitic platform, has become a racist party.
