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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
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
Joint List party member MK Hanin Zoabi in the Knesset plenum on July 11, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)
October 4, 2021, 2:29 pm
Former MK Hanin Zoabi, 12 others convicted in Balad party fraud scandal
Defendants, including party officials, admit to charges as part of plea bargain; will get suspended sentences, fines and community service
By ToI Staff
Hanin Zoabi of the Joint List party in the Knesset on December 22, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 4, 2021, 12:00 pm
Former MK Hanin Zoabi, 12 others indicted in Balad fraud scandal
13 defendants expected to admit to charges as part of plea bargain, receive suspended sentences, fines and community service
By ToI Staff
Joint List party member MK Hanin Zoabi in the Knesset plenum on July 11, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)
July 4, 2021, 11:08 pm
Firebrand ex-MK Hanin Zoabi to strike plea bargain in forgery case — TV
Former Balad lawmaker will reportedly receive suspended sentence and pay a fine for misrepresenting party’s finances
By ToI Staff
Joint List party member MK Hanin Zoabi in the Knesset plenum on July 11, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)
April 6, 2021, 9:10 pm
Firebrand former MK Hanin Zoabi to be charged with fraud over party finances
AG says he won’t indict other senior officials in Balad party, despite believing they’re guilty, due to the potential harm to its supporters
By ToI Staff
The Mavi Marmara is seen of the coast of Israel in May 2010 (Photo credit: Kobi Gideon/FLASH90)
September 16, 2020, 9:24 pm
ICC rejects appeal for Marmara raid probe, but says prosecutor fudged decision
International court rejects request for judicial review of decision to not investigate flotilla deaths, though it admits errors made by Fatou Bensouda in reaching conclusion
By AFP and ToI Staff
Mtanes Shihadeh, a member of Balad within the Joint List. (Courtesy of Balad)
September 24, 2019, 1:07 pm
A brief history of Balad, the renegade Joint List faction that passed on Gantz
The secular Arab nationalist party is opposed to exclusively Jewish statehood, has long courted controversy with members such as Azmi Bishara, Hanin Zoabi and Basel Ghattas
By Adam Rasgon
Joint List MK Hanin Zoabi is removed by Knesset security during her speech at a plenum session in the Knesset on February 8, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 8, 2019, 1:28 pm
Firebrand former MK Zoabi set to be charged with fraud, forgery
Attorney general reportedly intends to indict 35 additional suspects in Balad party over alleged multi-million shekel scheme
By ToI Staff
Mtanes Shihadeh, a member of Balad within the Joint List. (Courtesy of Balad)
April 8, 2019, 9:35 pm
Balad politician wants Arab Israelis to take control of their education
Mtanes Shihadeh says his party will not recommend Gantz or anyone else for PM; pushes back on criticism of outgoing MK Hanin Zoabi
By Adam Rasgon
Joint (Arab) List MK Jamal Zahalka in the Knesset plenum on July 26, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 2, 2019, 6:25 pm
Balad chair: Party is ‘part of Palestinian national movement,’ PM a war criminal
Choosing Knesset slate, Arab faction hears greetings from ex-MK who fled amid Hezbollah spy allegations, former MK jailed for smuggling contraband to Palestinian security prisoners
By ToI Staff
MK Hanin Zoabi being escorted out of the plenary hall by security guards after interrupting an assembly session in the Knesset, June 17, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 6, 2019, 8:47 am
Lawmakers cheer resignation of firebrand Palestinian nationalist Zoabi
Arab MK who labeled IDF soldiers ‘murderers’ and called for end to the Jewish state won’t seek reelection after 10 years of courting controversy in the Knesset
By ToI Staff
Hanin Zoabi of the Joint List party in the Knesset on December 22, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 5, 2019, 5:39 pm
Arab MK Zoabi, who called for dissolution of Israel, says won’t seek reelection
After 10 stormy years in the Knesset, Joint List lawmaker acknowledges many hate her and her beliefs; forced to step down by her own party’s regulations
By ToI Staff
Joint (Arab) List MK Jamal Zahalka in the Knesset plenum on July 26, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 29, 2018, 10:31 pm
Arab MK, head of controversial Balad party, confirms he won’t seek reelection
Jamal Zahalka says he’ll retire from Knesset but remain Balad leader, after reports indicated he’d have to step down due to party rules
By ToI Staff
Former Balad party MKs Hanin Zoabi, right, and Jamal Zahalka, center, both of the Joint (Arab) List Faction, seen at the court hearing of fellow faction member MK Basel Ghattas at the Rehovot Magistrate's Court, January 5, 2017. (Avi Dishi/Flash90)
December 26, 2018, 9:04 pm
MKs cheer news firebrand Arab lawmaker retiring, but she says it’s a nasty rumor
After word spreads that Balad’s Hanin Zoabi and Jamal Zahalka will not run for reelection, Knesset Speaker Edelstein tweets that they contributed nothing to parliament
By ToI Staff
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