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Jewish ‘supercop’ runs on Arab ticket in Israeli polls – and sparks a storm

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Former Israeli police officer Yoav Segalovitz's decision to run as the No. 2 candidate on the Arab Raam party ticket in the October 2026 elections marks a paradigm change in Israeli politics. Far-right politicians have slammed the move, but it could pave the way for an Arab party to join a coalition opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies.

First report: Crossing Israel's Arab-Jewish divide, this former police officer joined an Islamist party — csmonitor.com, 3d