SAKHNIN, Israel: A Jewish ex-cop and self-described Zionist might seem an unlikely candidate to represent an Islamist party in Israel’s parliament. But Yoav Segalovitz will soon be seated in the Knesset as a member of Ra’am, an Arab-led party that won eight seats in Tuesday’s election. His decision to leave a centrist Jewish-led party and join a conservative Arab-led one has drawn curiosity and condemnation in Israel, where a key question after an inconclusive election is whether Arab-led par

Source: Arab News