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Former Hadash MK Yousef Jabareen is elected to lead the Arab-majority party in internal primaries, May 16, 2026. (Hadash)
May 16, 2026, 8:23 pm
Former MK Yousef Jabareen elected leader of Arab-majority party Hadash
Leadership shakeup comes as two MKs step down; Jabareen pushes to revive Joint List; sole woman wins fifth slot
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Ra'am MK Mansour Abbas speaks during a 40 signatures debate at the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 5, 2026, 10:21 pm
Arab parties clash over delayed Joint List agreement, but deny breakdown in talks
Hadash officials say Ra’am dragging its feet, but both parties insist talks continue on joint run — despite little signs of progress in two months since first summit
By Ariela Karmel
Hadash/Joint List MK Ofer Cassif at the Police Internal Investigations Department in Jerusalem on April 11, 2021. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
February 18, 2026, 5:48 am
Reunifying Arab parties aim for more power, but may wind up with more Netanyahu
As Arab parties mull uniting in Joint List again, there are opposition worries that the juggernaut will end up weakening the anti-Netanyahu bloc, unintentionally keeping PM in power
By Ariela Karmel and Tal Schneider
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a plenum session for the Knesset's 77th birthday on February 2, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 13, 2026, 12:13 pm
ToI poll: Most Israelis don’t believe PM’s account of his Gaza policies before Oct. 7
Arab parties would win 15 seats if they ran today as Joint List, but only 11 if separately; Channel 12 poll finds just 12% of Israelis think Hamas will be fully disarmed
By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff
Leaders of the Arab parties celebrate after signing an agreement to work towards a Joint List in Sakhnin, January 22, 2026. (Courtesy of Hadash-Ta'al)
January 22, 2026, 11:27 pm
Under pressure, Arab Knesset parties sign agreement to work toward reviving Joint List
Spokesperson says mass public pressure over violent crime in Arab communities prompted party leaders to reunify the bloc before upcoming elections
By Ariela Karmel
Ra'am party leader MK Mansour Abbas before a faction meeting at the Knesset, December 29, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 5, 2026, 2:54 pm
Abbas says Ra’am party will be open to Jewish candidates, in major shift
The move appears to be part of a larger process to separate the party from the Islamic Movement and boost legitimacy with Zionist parties ahead of October elections
By Ariela Karmel
Gadi Eisenkot attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 9, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 14, 2025, 1:58 am
Eisenkot takes heat for implying Zionist opposition bloc may partner with Arab parties
Gantz scolds former party member, says chance of such an alliance ‘unrealistic after Oct. 7’; Likud slams opposition for relying on ‘elements’ who ‘undermine the State of Israel’
By ToI Staff
Then-Joint List MK Hanin Zoabi attends an Education Committee meeting in the Knesset, November 22, 2016. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
September 21, 2025, 2:05 pm
Former Balad MK Hanin Zoabi detained for alleged terrorist incitement
Retired Israeli legislator told conference in Vienna that ‘you cannot differentiate between Hamas and the Palestinian people,’ says October 7 attackers ‘entered their own land’
By Sam Sokol, Charlie Summers and Ariela Karmel
Hadash-Ta'al chair Ayman Odeh (left) and MK Ahmad Tibi lead a faction meeting at the Knesset, on July 14, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 11, 2025, 10:07 am
Arab parties meeting to discuss reuniting into Joint List bloc
Leadership dispute looms as Hadash party pushes Yousef Jabarin as head of revived merged slate, with Ra’am and Ta’al signaling willingness to compromise to keep alliance intact
By Ariela Karmel
The Knesset House Committee votes to advance the impeachment of Hadash-Ta'al chairman Ayman Odeh, June 30, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 30, 2025, 7:24 pm
Panel votes to impeach Arab MK Ayman Odeh, paving way for possible ouster from Knesset
90 of 120 MKs would have to back a ban; Hadash-Ta’al head slams opposition MKs for joining ‘Kahanist government’ in committee vote: ‘Some of them hate us more than they love democracy’
By Sam Sokol
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 chairs the Hadash–Ta'al party's weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, June 10, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 24, 2025, 11:43 am
Ahead of the 2026 elections, Ayman Odeh is pushing to reunite Israel’s Arab parties
‘There is no doubt the majority of the Arab population wants one and only one joint slate,’ says Hadash party chair, calling it crucial for defeating the ‘fascist messianic right’
By Sam Sokol
Naftali Bennett attends a commemoration ceremony for a slain Israeli soldier at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, December 25, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
March 7, 2025, 12:42 am
Ex-PM Bennett says he wouldn’t include Arab parties, only Zionists, in next government
Politician, whose 2021-2022 coalition included an Islamist faction, tells private audience in US that given makeup of Arab parties, it ‘wouldn’t make sense’ to include them now
By Leon Kraiem
Hadash-Ta'al MK Ofer Cassif (center) celebrating after an impeachment vote against him failed in the Knesset, February 19, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz/ Knesset Spokesperson)
February 19, 2024, 10:27 pm
Bid to oust MK Ofer Cassif over backing for ICJ genocide case falls short in Knesset
Parties trade barbs after centrists from Yesh Atid, National Unity and Labor sit out impeachment motion, leaving it five votes short of 90 needed to boot Hadash-Ta’al lawmaker
By Sam Sokol
The state of the Israeli election campaign: Poll of polls, October 23, 2022, showing the number of seats parties would be expected to win if the election was held today, based on a weighing of the latest opinion polls.
October 23, 2022, 2:53 pm
One anti-Netanyahu party below the threshold would almost certainly hand him victory
As the election race enters the final straight, Religious Zionism becomes a problem for Likud, Yesh Atid courts female voters, Gantz shifts focus, Arab parties aim to boost turnout
By Simon Davies and Joshua Hantman
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