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If you were a Palestinian Israeli, and your polling place looked like this–

Oren voting
 

how would you feel about voting? (as Scott Roth asked on his twitter feed a few days ago, tweeting the photo of Israeli ambassador Michael Oren voting Jan. 22)

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This is not how most polling stations are. They tend to be in schools. I wonder if this is an Embassy.
Most Israeli Palestinians actually do vote.
Feels like a strange way to address the problem of state symbols in Israel.
(Which should be changed to reflect both peoples.)

What exactly is the problem? Would they have been previously unaware of their countries flag? Do they have a problem with pictures of guys with beards?

BTW, if they were a Palestinian Palestinian, and their polling place looked like…, wait – never mind.

This is an insane complaint.

What flag do you expect the Israelis to fly in a polling section?

Some complaint are beyond reasonable

I wonder if this will pass moderation. A lot of my posts seem to be killed. So much for free speech.

The Menorah is a … A) secular symbol B) a sign of religious equality C) other

What a nice picture of his excellency looking all sober and contemplative, or perhaps he’s just passing some gas.

That is a whole lot of nationalism in one square meter, where was this taken? When I vote the most I see is maybe a flag hanging in a corner of the gymnasium.