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Ra’am chairman MK Mansour Abbas addresses party delegates at their convention in Taibe, August 22, 2026. (Facebook)
August 22, 2026, 11:34 pm
Ra’am’s Abbas says Palestinian state ‘a reality,’ drawing outrage from Zionist parties
Arab party chairman tells delegates he wants to be part of the opposition ‘change bloc,’ but immediately draws censure from that bloc’s leaders
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
MK Yoav Segalovitz attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset on October 20, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 16, 2026, 1:49 pm
How an obscure centrist politician could be key to defeating Netanyahu in October
Yoav Segalovitz’s speculated move from Yesh Atid to Ra’am could give the Arab party a new image — and the opposition the seats it needs to form a government
By Tomer Almagor
MK Mansour Abbas (left) in the Knesset, July 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); MK Yoav Segalovitz (right) speaks at a Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting, June 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 13, 2026, 3:25 pm
Ra’am’s Abbas, former Yesh Atid MK Segalovitz confirm ongoing talks on Knesset run
Negotiations come as Islamist party seeks to shed its religious image; far-right Otzma Yehudit party claims Abbas using the move to turn Negev and Galilee into ‘Islamic territory’
By Sam Sokol
US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Trump listens to a question from a reporter at the end of a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon/File)
August 10, 2026, 11:57 pm
Netanyahu reserves Likud spot for candidate who recently called Trump a ‘morally corrupt piece of shit’
Oren Dobronsky, who slammed US president over Iran MOU, attempts damage control, calling him Israel’s ‘greatest friend’ in White House; PM’s party to seat its first-ever Haredi MK
By Ariela Karmel, Sam Sokol 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)
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
MK Yoav Segalovitz attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset on October 20, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 3, 2026, 10:37 am
Segalovitz will only join Ra’am if it recognizes Israel as a Jewish state
MK Yoav Segalovitz’s vision of shared destiny hinges on Mansour Abbas. If successful, he could prove the Arab party he joins is more Zionist than the ultra-Orthodox
By Shalom Yerushalmi
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 speaks before a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on 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
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