Three Jews won Parliamentary seats in yesterday’s elections.
They are Daniel Allalouf, representing the Populist Party, and a Communist, who won seats in the lower house.
Isaac Sciaky of the Populist Party won a Senatorial mandate.
All were elected through the separate Jewish electoral college which obtained despite the protests of the Jewish community.
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