Published: 9 April 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Arab-Israeli rapper urges community to get out and vote, oust the Right (Times of Israel)
Controversial Arab-Israeli musician Tamer Nafar of the rap group DAM released a music video Wednesday urging members of his community to vote in upcoming Knesset elections, despite widespread ambivalence.
“Either we vote, or end up outside of the homeland,” Nafar sings in the song, titled “Tamer must vote.”
Much of the song — presented in a video as dueling egos — addresses feelings of disenfranchisement in Arab communities, where voting rates are typically several points lower than among Israeli Jews.
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Photo: Tamer Nafar (screen capture)
