Arab parties

Israel cannot promote democracy while sidelining Arab voters - opinion

Israel’s Arab misrepresentation by government officials and the disparaging rhetoric they face stain Israeli democracy and allow Israel’s adversaries to portray the country as their caricature.

An electoral billboard for the United Arab List led by Mansour Abbas is displayed in the predominantly-Arab city of Kafr Qasim in central Israel on October 19, 2026.
ILLUSTRATIVE: View of the Arab-Israeli town of Bayada, northern Israel. February 13, 2025.

Most young Arab Israelis are willing to vote for non-Arab parties, demand solution for crime - poll

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Yashar ahead of Likud in election polls, but Knesset majority still out of reach for both - poll

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a hearing in his corruption trial at the Jerusalem District Court, October 11, 2026.

'I am very worried': Netanyahu unsure about victory in Israeli election, says he will not retire


Arab party head: Peres brought disaster to my people, despite merits of the 90s

After Peres’ death, not one MK from the Joint List released a statement about Peres, even upon request.

Joint List leader Ayman Odeh

Can Arab MKs reconcile the Fatah-Hamas divide?

“Fatah and Hamas have been urged for more than 10 years to reconcile, public opinion is overwhelmingly in their favor and that has not been enough."

Joint List MKs Ayman Odeh, Jamal Zahalka and Haneen Zoabi at the Tel Aviv University Nakba Day protest

A brief history of Balad scandals

The party, whose name is an acronym for “National Democratic Alliance,” was founded in 1995 by Azmi Bishara, who entered the Knesset alone after running on a joint ticket with MK Ahmad Tibi.

MK HANEEN ZOABI (right) sits with MK Jamal Zahalka at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem in May 2012.

Police integration

The low point in relations between Arab Israelis and the police came in October 2000 when clashes left 12 Arab Israelis dead and dozens injured.

AN ARAB RECRUIT takes part in training at the Israel Police Academy in Beit Shemesh on August 24

Help wanted: Police seek Arab recruits for force

Police hope that more Arab officers will assist their effort to reduce crime in the communities and establish trust between police and citizens.

AN ARAB RECRUIT takes part in training at the Israel Police Academy in Beit Shemesh on August 24

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What citizens of other countries are reading about the Middle East.

A luggage loading vehicle is driven past Middle East Airlines aircraft at Beirut Airport, Lebanon

Arab-Israeli children much more likely to die in accidents

Beduin especially at higher risk than all others.

Bedouin boys walk towards a village in southern Israel's Negev desert

Knesset to tour one of poorest Arab Israeli villages to help improve education

“This community suffers the most from state neglect, mainly in the areas of education and housing,” says MK Ahmad Tibi.

Jisr e-Zarka

Odeh: Netanyahu’s clinging to power harms Arab citizens

Odeh asserted in the Monday meeting that it is time for Israel to treat Palestinian citizens as equals and as a national minority with “real democracy and real citizenship” and not dismissively as “Israeli-Arabs.”

Joint List MK Ayman Odeh

MK Suspension Bill: Anti-democratic to the core

The Knesset must not approve the MK Suspension Bill since it will severely weaken Israel’s democratic character.

Israeli Arab MKs at protest in Beersheba against planned destruction of illegal unrecognized Beduin villages