Elections 2009 / Channel 1 poll gives Hadash four seats

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Last update - 21:27 03/02/2009

Elections 2009 / Channel 1 poll gives Hadash four seats

By Haaretz Service

The Arab-Jewish Hadash party is predicted to win four seats in the upcoming parliamentary elections, the same number as leftist rival Meretz, according to a Channel 1 opinion poll released Monday.

Hadash officials celebrated the poll as proof that the party is strengthening "at the expense of the old left", and claim that this increase in support is particularly noteworthy considering the fact that, "unlike other parties, Hadash does most of its campaigning is done on the street and on the Internet by activists and supporters, as opposed to billboards and intrusive banners." Party members say that their viral Internet campaign 'Left vs. New Left,' registered over 7,000 hits within its first 20 hours.

Hadash members also say that they identify an increase in support within the Arab sector.

The party's polls identify two emerging trends within recent days: An increase in the number of Israeli Arabs who intend to vote in the upcoming elections in general, and growing support among Israeli Arabs for Hadash in particular.

A Hadash spokesperson said that the party "strives for the success of the leftist parties as a whole. None the less, there is no doubt that the latest polls indicate a trend among the Israeli public, and particularly among the youth. Many leftist voters are fed up with parties, like Labor and Meretz, that flaunt a 'social' agenda but vote for the transfer of pension funds to the stock market. They are sick of a 'peace camp' that supports unnecessary wars."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1061204.html

[oberliner]

1. Shame that their support is coming from the other left-wing party!

Too bad there isn't more unity between them.

[bemildred]

2. The sheep look up. nt

[bunnies]

3. They'd get my vote. No question about it. Peace! nt

[Howardx]

4. is this one of the recently banned parties? n/t

[oberliner]

5. No

That was Balad and UAL - and the ban was overturned by the Israeli courts, thankfully.

[Howardx]

6. thanks n/t