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An electoral billboard for Ra'am, with its leader Mansour Abbas and candidate Waleed Taha, is displayed in the predominantly Arab city of Kafr Qasim in central Israel on October 19, 2026. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP)
October 21, 2026, 5:58 pm
Turnout among Israel’s Arab voters could make or break hopes to unseat Netanyahu
Pollsters expect 63% Arab turnout, up 7% from 2022; with opposition bloc largely against Arab parties joining coalition, community leaders hope they can still wield influence
By Reuters and ToI Staff
MK Ahmad Tibi attends a Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 20, 2026, 12:18 am
Senior Arab MK backs replacing Knesset speaker after election, hints minority government an option
Joint List’s Ahmad Tibi says alliance will back replacing Amir Ohana to give opposition control of parliamentary agenda, and will ‘do more’ than recommend a Netanyahu rival as PM
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg (right), attends the registration of political parties ahead of the election at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 9, 2026, 2:43 am
Israel’s election takes shape as 38 parties submit slates, in battle between pro- and anti-Netanyahu blocs
Major parties registering on Tuesday feature few women candidates in realistic spots; Shas adds IDF reservist; Sukkot slides on Religious Zionism list; Blue and White makes last-ditch survival effort
By Stav Levaton, Ariela Karmel and Emanuel Fabian
Left to right: Hadash chairman Yousef Jabareen, Balad chair Sami Abou Shahadeh and Ta'al head Ahmad Tibi. (Flash90)
August 19, 2026, 8:37 pm
Arab-majority Hadash, Ta’al and Balad parties agree on joint run after striking deal
Combined election slate would see Hadash’s Yousef Jabareen at the helm, followed by Ta’al’s Ahmad Tibi and then Balad’s Sami Abou Shahadeh, after Tibi demanded better conditions
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian marked by IDF soldiers during a raid of the northern West Bank village of Qabatiya on August 17, 2026. (Screen capture/X)
August 18, 2026, 4:19 pm
IDF admits to again marking detained Palestinians with numbers during raid, expresses remorse
MK Ahmad Tibi says practice evokes ‘dark times’ after man with ’44’ on his forehead tells media outlets that he was interrogated by Israeli troops
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
File: Medical workers operate a ventilation machine at Rambam Hospital in the northern city of Haifa, Monday, July 27, 2020 (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
August 10, 2026, 11:52 am
Rambam Hospital denies Arab staff mistreated wounded soldier after family sounds alarm
Relatives say soldier denied water, handled roughly by Arabic-speaking workers at Haifa hospital, with accusations amplified by far-right lawmakers; Arab staffers and Arab MKs say accusations stem from racism
By Stav Levaton
MK Ahmad Tibi attends a Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 9, 2026, 7:44 pm
Negotiations over Arab joint list hit snag as Ahmad Tibi rejects proposed slate
Mooted list would give Ta’al smallest Knesset representation of three parties. Hadash chairman Jabareen calls proposal ‘an expression of the public’s will’
By Sam Sokol
Left-to-right: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset on June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Opposition Leader Yair Lapid leads a Yesh Atid faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University, May 12, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90); Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference ahead of the vote on the state budget at the Knesset, June 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 15, 2026, 11:52 am
Ministers say Israel won’t be bound by Iran deal, as opposition castigates Netanyahu’s ‘absolute failure’
Defense minister vows the IDF will remain in southern Lebanon, hit Iran hard if needed, despite Trump-Tehran MOU ending Lebanon fighting; Bennett calls Trump-imposed terms a product of failed Israeli leadership
By Emanuel Fabian, Ariela Karmel, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
File: Students at Tel Aviv University rally against violence within Arab communities, January 12, 2026. (Erik Marmor/FLASH90)
January 22, 2026, 2:39 pm
Arab society stages nationwide strike over police failure to curb violent crime
Starting in northern towns, strike spreads to many Arab locales as Sahknin mayor accuses PM of not caring; Ben Gvir ridicules the protest action, says leaders back criminals
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Hadash-Ta'al MK Ahmad Tibi speaks to the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, January 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 6, 2026, 9:58 am
Police threaten legal action after Arab MK calls force’s spokesman ‘a loser’
Ahmad Tibi, who has parliamentary immunity, urges internal affairs probe of Israel Police spokesman after on-air argument over police shooting during raid on Bedouin town
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (left) speaks to jailed Palestinian terror convict Marwan Barghouti in his cell in footage released on August 14, 2025 (X screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
August 15, 2025, 4:09 am
Ben Gvir filmed visiting cell of Palestinian terror convict Barghouti, taunting him
‘Whoever messes with the Nation of Israel — we will wipe them out,’ far-right minister can be heard saying in first sighting of Barghouti in over a decade
By ToI Staff
Hadash-Ta’al chairman MK Ayman Odeh attends a Knesset House Committee hearing on his possible impeachment, June 24, 2025. (Dani Shem-Tov/ Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
June 24, 2025, 8:51 pm
Likud MKs invoke ‘hanging,’ ‘firing squad’ in hearing on impeaching Arab lawmaker
‘We will not surrender to fascism,’ declares Hadash-Ta’al chairman Ayman Odeh, who provoked outrage in January when he hailed release of ‘hostages and prisoners’
By Sam Sokol
MK Ayman Odeh speaks at an anti-war rally in Haifa, May 31, 2025. (Ayman Odeh/X)
June 1, 2025, 1:14 am
‘Gaza has won, and Gaza will win’: Arab MK’s speech at anti-war rally draws outrage
Hadash-Ta’al leader Ayman Odeh tells Haifa crowd Israel is committing genocide; right-wing politicians accuse him of backing Hamas; Odeh doubles down: ‘Annihilation is not victory’
By ToI Staff
Likud MK Ariel Kallner speaks during a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, May 5, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
May 5, 2025, 8:47 pm
Lawmakers debate controversial 80% tax bill on foreign government donations to NGOs
Likud’s Ariel Kallner says law will ‘preserve’ Israel’s Jewish and democratic character; Hadash-Ta’al MK Tibi counters that it is intended to suppress Arab vote
By Sam Sokol
View of the Arab-Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm on February 13, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
April 28, 2025, 12:59 pm
Arab leaders decry Likud minister’s refusal to fund major community development plan
Social Justice Minister May Golan diverts millions earmarked to boost socioeconomic status and reduce crime in Arab communities, in latest move that critics say undermines five-year plan
By Charlie Summers
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