‘The biggest motivation is fear’: High turnout among Israel’s Palestinians could unseat Netanyahu

Ahmad Tibi, a Palestinian citizen of Israel and Knesset member, campaigns for the Joint List, a coalition of Arab parties, in Tayibe. Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum/The Guardian

As the sun set over the town of Kfar Qasim, Palestinian citizens of Israel gathered over hot knafeh pastries and shots of strong cardamom-laced coffee to hear an urgent pitch for their votes.

Palestinians make up about 20% of Israel’s population and their votes are likely to be critical to efforts to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition in elections next week.