Jewish Voters in Jerusalem Elections Have 187 Polling Stations, Palestinians Only Have Six
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Polling station in Jewish neighborhoods will serve an average of 2,000 voters, while in Palestinian neighborhoods that number will be 40,000.
An Israeli Jewish settler casts his vote in the West Bank town of Hebron during legislative elections, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
By Middle East Monitor
Palestinians in Jerusalem will be given only six polling stations in the upcoming municipal elections while Jews will have 187, it emerged yesterday.
Pointing to plans by Israel’s Interior Ministry, Haaretz reported that despite the fact that occupied East Jerusalem is home to 40 per cent of Jerusalem’s population, these Palestinian neighbourhoods will be serviced by only six polling stations during the municipal elections slated for October. In contra...