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Sami Abou Shehadeh attends a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on the Central Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify him from running in the upcoming Knesset elections, October 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 2, 2026, 3:04 am
Facing ban from High Court, Balad’s Abou Shehadeh ends election candidacy
Balad says Abou Shehadeh to remain leader of party, Joint List will continue to work to oust Netanyahu; Ben Gvir celebrates removal, laments court gave him window to quit
By ToI Staff
Joint List members Ta'al leader MK Ahmad Tibi (Left), Hadash leader Yousef Jabareen (center), and Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh (right) submit their party’s candidate list to the Central Elections Committee ahead of the upcoming election, at the Knesset, Jerusalem, September 8, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 22, 2026, 7:44 pm
AG: Disqualification of Balad leader from election ‘should be seriously considered’
Baharav-Miara says post-October 7 article by Sami Abu Shehadah may constitute support for armed struggle; Yashar, Blue and White back Otzma Yehudit bid to disqualify him
By Jeremy Sharon and Ariela Karmel
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
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
Party leaders Ayman Odeh (center left) and Ahmad Tibi (center right) seen during a Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 12, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 10, 2026, 7:08 pm
Arab parties Hadash, Ta’al, Balad announce joint electoral slate — without Ra’am
Factions say they are ‘leaving the door open’ for Mansour Abbas’s party to join them before the election; former MK Michal Rozin to run in The Democrats primary
By Ariela Karmel
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
L-R: Arab party leaders Yousef Jabareen of Hadash, MK Ahmad Tibi of Ta'al, MK Mansour Abbas of Ra'am and Sami Abu Shehadeh of Balad meet ahead of a press conference in Jaffa on July 27, 2025. (Screenshot: Yanal Jabarin via X)
July 28, 2025, 5:22 pm
Arab parties consider reviving joint ticket as Arab public backs joining government
Poll finds broad support for Arab participation in a future coalition, as Hadash pushes to revive Joint List amid mounting discontent over Gaza war
By Ariela Karmel and 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
Mohammad Barakeh, chair of umbrella organization for the Arab community, the High Follow-up Committee in Jerusalem on November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 9, 2023, 10:05 pm
4 former Arab MKs detained on their way to an anti-war protest
Police allege the planned event threatened public order; Hadash slams ‘silencing of voices for peace’
By ToI Staff
Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas at the Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
December 29, 2022, 1:52 pm
Ra’am chief slams other Arab parties for helping bring down previous government
Mansour Abbas questions purpose of Hadash-Ta’al alliance and its ‘dogmatic’ approach to politics, arguing it does not help Arabs; says community fears incoming right-wing coalition
By ToI Staff
File: Meretz leader Zehava Galon, left, speaks to thousands of Israeli Left wing activists during a rally in Tel-Aviv on May 27, 2017; Labor leader Merav Michaeli attends a conference in Rishon Lezion on July 19, 2022. (Gili Yaari/Flash90); (Flash90)
November 3, 2022, 10:54 pm
Netanyahu won 8-seat majority over his opponents despite near-parity in raw votes
With Meretz and Balad failing to cross the electoral threshold, some 289,000 votes were wasted by anti-Netanyahu parties, smoothing the right-wing religious camp’s path to victory
By Jeremy Sharon
Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu waves to his supporters at his party's headquarters in Jerusalem, November 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
November 2, 2022, 2:22 pm
Why the remaining ballots are likely to sink Balad, confirm Netanyahu’s victory
Arab party, currently below threshold, is critical for denying Likud a majority. But Israel Democracy Institute data shows double-envelope ballots majorly disadvantage Arab parties
By ToI Staff
Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters at the party's campaign headquarters in Jerusalem early on November 2, 2022, with his wife Sara at his side, as votes are counted in the general elections. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
November 2, 2022, 1:01 pm
With 86% of votes tallied, Netanyahu headed for decisive comeback victory
Near-complete results give Likud leader’s bloc 65 seats, with far-right set to gain unprecedented sway; landscape could change if Meretz, Balad cross threshold, but seen unlikely
By Michael Bachner
Israelis cast their ballots in the Israeli general elections, at a voting station in Jerusalem,on November 1, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 2, 2022, 6:26 am
Election czar rebuffs Netanyahu allegations of Arab fraud, says vote went smoothly
Central Elections Committee head Orly Adas says incidents were minor and were dealt with, as Likud leader tries to cast doubt on votes received by Arab parties
By ToI Staff
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