August 15, 2017
11:57 am

Arab Israeli Islamist leader Sheikh Raed Salah takes part in a large anti-government demonstration in Sakhnin, October 13, 2015 (AFP/JACK GUEZ)

Lawmakers call for jailing of ‘inciting’ cleric Raed Salah

MKs from left and right praise arrest of head of banned Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement on suspicion of incitement to violence

By Times of Israel staff

July 21, 2017
7:14 pm

MK Osama Saadi of the Joint (Arab) List (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)

Arab MK: ‘Whole Arab world will rise up’ if Israel doesn’t remove metal detectors

Osama Saadi says Netanyahu ‘playing with fire’ on Temple Mt.; fellow Joint List legislator Taleb Abu Arar says ‘third intifada started today’

By Times of Israel staff and Raoul Wootliff

July 21, 2017
2:05 pm

Members of the Joint (Arab) List and members of the Islamic Waqf walking towards the Old City of Jerusalem in an attempt to get to the Temple Mount, July 21, 2017. (Courtesy: Joint Arab List)

Arab MKs try to reach Temple Mount amid clashes between protesters, police

Police say ‘an uproar was caused by the arrival of the public figures, who riled up those waiting’ at an Old City checkpoint

By Raoul Wootliff

June 6, 2017
8:18 pm

Mohammed Taha, 27, killed by a police guard during a riot in Kafr Qassem on June 6, 2017 (Courtesy)

Thousands attend funeral of Arab Israeli man shot during riot

MK Ahmad Tibi says only Arabs risk being shot dead when they demonstrate; police believe guard who opened fire was facing life-threatening situation

By Times of Israel staff

March 9, 2017
2:59 am

Illustrative image of a mosque and minaret (Public Domain/Wikipedia)

Jordan says ‘Muezzin Bill’ is discriminatory, violates peace treaty

Minister warns Israel legislation would breach human rights conventions, infringe upon Jordan’s authority over holy sites in East Jerusalem

By Times of Israel staff

March 8, 2017
3:49 pm

An Israeli flag waves in front of the minaret of a mosque in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on November 14, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX)

‘Muezzin Bill’ passes first hurdle in stormy Knesset session

At charged first reading of proposal to muffle mosque loudspeakers, Arab MKs condemn measure as a ‘racist law’ and ‘declaration of war on Islam’

By Raoul Wootliff and Alexander Fulbright

March 8, 2017
4:20 am

Joint (Arab) List MKs Ayman Odeh (left), Masud Ghnaim (center) and Jamal Zahalqsa (right) attend a conference on volunteerism in Kfar Qassem on March 4, 2017. (Courtesy)

In first, Arab Israeli leaders back nationwide volunteer program

Joint List MKs give their blessing to volunteerism initiative that is not connected to the army or government, but puts local Arab councils in charge

By Dov Lieber

January 23, 2017
2:50 pm

Am activist holds up a sign reading, 'Democracy can't founded on the bodies of dead protesters,' during a demonstration against demolitions of Arab Israeli homes, in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on Monday, January 23, 2017 (courtesy Joint List)

Protesters mass in Jerusalem to demand freeze on Arab home demolitions

Over 200 vehicles converge en route to the Knesset, following deaths of a policeman and a Bedouin villager last week

By Dov Lieber

January 19, 2017
4:52 pm

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan in the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 20, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

After fatal Negev clashes, police minister calls for probe into Arab MKs’ ‘incitement’

Erdan is a ‘pathological liar,’ Joint (Arab) List chief says of allegation he and his colleagues contributed to car-ramming in Bedouin village in which policeman, driver died

By Times of Israel staff

January 18, 2017
1:29 pm

MK Ayman Odeh (center) of the Joint List and other Arab Israeli leaders stand at the scene of fatal clashes in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran, in which Odeh was injured, on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 (courtesy)

Top Arab MK says Netanyahu nixed deal, sparking Bedouin village clash

Ayman Odeh claims residents of Umm al-Hiran accepted a compromise hours before deadly violence erupted

By Stuart Winer

December 26, 2016
6:39 pm

Joint List MK Basel Ghattas appears at Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court for a remand hearing on December 26, 2016, following his arrest on suspicion of smuggling cellphones to Palestinian security prisoners. (Photo by Meged Guzani/POOL)

Court extends detention of MK suspected of security offenses

After saying there was a major development, judges give cops until midday Tuesday to question Arab lawmaker Basel Ghattas

By Times of Israel staff

December 20, 2016
2:00 pm

Joint (Arab) List member MK Basel Ghattas, center, arrives at the police Lahav 433 investigation unit in Lod, December 20, 2016. (Roy Alima/Flash90)

MK interrogated on suspicion he gave phones, intel to Palestinian prisoners

Minister calls for Arab lawmaker Basel Ghattas and his entire Balad party to be ousted from Knesset, another MK warns he could abet an assassination in parliament

By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff

December 8, 2016
12:10 am

A kangaroo jill and her joey (public domain, Tom Lind via Wikimedia Commons)

MKs jump to join all-expenses-paid trip to save the kangaroos

14 lawmakers fall for TV sting, sign up for excursion at busiest time of year, offered by an organization that does not exist

By Times of Israel staff

November 14, 2016
11:54 pm

Israeli tourists look at a BDS stand with photos and Palestinian flags, calling to 'Free Palestine,' at Dam Square in central Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on June 24, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Bill to bar BDS activists from Israel passes first reading

Legislation seeking to prevent boycott advocates from entering country clears initial hurdle at Knesset

By Times of Israel staff

November 7, 2016
2:26 pm

Protesters shout slogans during a rally in Paris, France, Thursday, June 3, 2010, as they demonstrate against Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship; a man in the foreground wears a T-shirt calling for a boycott on Israel. (Jacques Brinon/ AP)

MKs advance bill to bar BDS activists from entering Israel

Proposal that seeks to keep out individuals, groups supporting the boycott movement will now go to Knesset for vote

By Raoul Wootliff

Topic: Jamal Zahalka

Lawmakers call for jailing of ‘inciting’ cleric Raed Salah

MKs from left and right praise arrest of head of banned Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement on suspicion of incitement to violence

Arab MK: ‘Whole Arab world will rise up’ if Israel doesn’t remove metal detectors

Osama Saadi says Netanyahu ‘playing with fire’ on Temple Mt.; fellow Joint List legislator Taleb Abu Arar says ‘third intifada started today’

Arab MKs try to reach Temple Mount amid clashes between protesters, police

Police say ‘an uproar was caused by the arrival of the public figures, who riled up those waiting’ at an Old City checkpoint

Thousands attend funeral of Arab Israeli man shot during riot

MK Ahmad Tibi says only Arabs risk being shot dead when they demonstrate; police believe guard who opened fire was facing life-threatening situation

Jordan says ‘Muezzin Bill’ is discriminatory, violates peace treaty

Minister warns Israel legislation would breach human rights conventions, infringe upon Jordan’s authority over holy sites in East Jerusalem

‘Muezzin Bill’ passes first hurdle in stormy Knesset session

At charged first reading of proposal to muffle mosque loudspeakers, Arab MKs condemn measure as a ‘racist law’ and ‘declaration of war on Islam’

In first, Arab Israeli leaders back nationwide volunteer program

Joint List MKs give their blessing to volunteerism initiative that is not connected to the army or government, but puts local Arab councils in charge

Protesters mass in Jerusalem to demand freeze on Arab home demolitions

Over 200 vehicles converge en route to the Knesset, following deaths of a policeman and a Bedouin villager last week

After fatal Negev clashes, police minister calls for probe into Arab MKs’ ‘incitement’

Erdan is a ‘pathological liar,’ Joint (Arab) List chief says of allegation he and his colleagues contributed to car-ramming in Bedouin village in which policeman, driver died

Top Arab MK says Netanyahu nixed deal, sparking Bedouin village clash

Ayman Odeh claims residents of Umm al-Hiran accepted a compromise hours before deadly violence erupted

Court extends detention of MK suspected of security offenses

After saying there was a major development, judges give cops until midday Tuesday to question Arab lawmaker Basel Ghattas

MK interrogated on suspicion he gave phones, intel to Palestinian prisoners

Minister calls for Arab lawmaker Basel Ghattas and his entire Balad party to be ousted from Knesset, another MK warns he could abet an assassination in parliament

MKs jump to join all-expenses-paid trip to save the kangaroos

14 lawmakers fall for TV sting, sign up for excursion at busiest time of year, offered by an organization that does not exist

Bill to bar BDS activists from Israel passes first reading

Legislation seeking to prevent boycott advocates from entering country clears initial hurdle at Knesset

MKs advance bill to bar BDS activists from entering Israel

Proposal that seeks to keep out individuals, groups supporting the boycott movement will now go to Knesset for vote

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