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Israeli polls split on 2026 Knesset election possibilities, as Yashar, Likud vie for primacy - poll

The bloc averages also show no clear outcome: Netanyahu’s bloc, including Winter, stands at 53.6 seats, compared with 53.4 for the Zionist opposition bloc.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett.
Members of the Joint List arrive for a meeting with Israeli president Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on September 22, 2019.

Israel Election 2026: What do Yousef Jabareen’s Joint Arab List and Mansour Abbas’ Ra’am stand for?

MK Yuli Edelstein speaks during a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on January 13, 2026.

Gilad Erdan confirms talks with Benny Gantz on possible election alliance

Yousef Jabareen attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2026.

Hadash-Ta’al, Balad sign deal to re-establish Joint List weeks ahead of Israel's election


Israel elections: Joint List to run again, will not sit in 'racist occupation government'

Chairman MK Aymen Odeh did not close the door on the possibility of endorsing Yair Lapid or Benny Gantz to form the next government.

 Joint List party chairman Ayman Odeh visits the home of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin, in the east Jerusalem Neighborhood of Beit Hanina, May 11, 2022

Meretz gains at the expense of Labor, poll finds

The full poll results were: Likud 31, Yesh Atid 25, Religious Zionist Party 13, National Unity 12, Shas 8, United Torah Judaism 7, Joint List 6, Meretz 5, Yisrael Beytenu 5, Labor 4 and Ra’am 4.

 Zehava Galon following her victory in the Meretz leadership primary on August 23, 2022

A quarter of Israelis still unsure who to vote for, poll finds

More than twice as many coalition voters in 2021 say they will change blocs than opposition backers.

Illustrative: A voting box in the an Israeli election in 2015.

Israel elections: Arab sector voting at all-time low - poll

Last year the Israeli-Arab population voting percentage dropped to 44.6%, an all-time low.

 JOINT LIST leader MK Ayman Odeh stands and shouts his objections during a debate in the Knesset, as Ra’am leader MK Mansour Abbas sits to the left.

What are questions that remain for Israel's political parties - analysis

With the primary season over, which questions remain for Israel's political parties?

Illustrative: A voting box in the an Israeli election in 2015.

Shooting attack against civilian bus is "because of occupation", Balad chairman says

If the Joint List leaders don't publically support Balad's political program ahead of the Israeli elections, Balad will leave, said leader MK Sami Abou Shahadeh.

 MK's Sami Abu Shehadeh and Ahmad Tibi seen during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 23, 2022.

Hundreds protest Operation Breaking Dawn

On Friday and earlier on Saturday, a number of MKs from Meretz and the Joint List condemned Israel’s decision to launch the operation.

Dozens of protesters in Tel Aviv against the attack on Gaza during Operation Breaking Dawn August 6, 2022.

Ofer Cassif summoned for investigation after violent incident with cop

In May, Cassif was filmed hitting an officer in the head during clashes in the West Bank.

 MK Ofer Cassif  attends  a "55 years of occupation" conference in the Knesset, Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem on June 08 2022

Lapid, Yesh Atid MKs rule out cooperation with Joint List in next government

In a speech at the beginning of a Yesh Atid faction meeting on Wednesday Lapid said that the election was an opportunity to form a "broad and stable national government, without the extremists."

Prime Minister Yair Lapid giving his first speech as Yesh Atid chairman since taking over as PM , July 20, 2022.

Israel Election: We must restore hope to Israel's Arab citizens - opinion

Low voter turnout, combined with declarations that the Arab public has no place among Israel’s decision-makers, is liable to create a fertile political climate for populist and racist legislation.

 JOINT LIST leader MK Ayman Odeh stands and shouts his objections during a debate in the Knesset, as Ra’am leader MK Mansour Abbas sits to the left.