Days ahead of a national parliamentary vote the streets of this Palestinian city, which was absorbed into the Tel Aviv municipality after 1948, were buzzing with election fervour.

Campaign posters for the Arab Joint List, an electoral alliance of four Palestinian parties, are visible across the ancient port city. The faces of the Joint List‘s main candidates adorn street lamps and apartment buildings, while their slogan, „Our unity is our strength“, has been plastered across shop windows and balconies.