Arab parties
Will Israel's Arab parties be banned from the election? The legal fight explained
A fifth of Israel's voters could be left unrepresented weeks before polls open. Sarah Ben-Nun unpacks the committee's votes, the A-G's split stance, and the Supreme Court's next move. Watch now.
Haredi parties, Yashar, coalition bloc lose seats in Knesset, as Otzma Yehudit gains one - poll
Eisenkot rejects claim he promised Ra'am a place in future coalition during Bedouin meeting
Likud says it will request to ban Arab parties from running in elections
I do not want Israel to have a Zionist government. It needs a democratic one - opinion
The next government should be formed by every party – Jewish or Arab – that accepts a common democratic platform.
Mansour Abbas' Ra'am party to hold first ever primary election for Knesset candidates
According to the party's statement, the conference is part of the completion of its organizational preparations and fulfills its constitutional requirements.
My Word: Political name of the game - opinion
It sometimes seems that politics has become more a ratings war than a campaign over real life-and-death issues.
Israel’s Arab vote potential: Politicians ignore potential election-winning demographic - opinion
Under the right circumstances, Arab voters could determine which bloc forms the next government.
Can Israel remain Jewish and democratic without Arab parties in government? - opinion
When Jews living in the Diaspora are discriminated against there is immediate criticism, but when Arabs are discriminated against in Israel, there is a nonchalant acceptance by Jewish Israeli society
Former MK, Hadash leader Mohammad Barakeh arrested, banned from WB, police say
According to the police spokesperson, Barakeh gave a speech in 2022 where he said "words of praise and identification with terrorists and terrorist organizations."
The Iran peace plan, and what it means for Israel’s upcoming elections - opinion
If the opposition coalition is still unable to reach the 61-seat threshold for a governing coalition, it will have to make a painful decision.
Next Israeli government must include an Arab party, especially after October 7 - opinion
Including an Arab party in the first government formed after October 7 would be a powerful statement about what kind of society Israel wants to become after one of its darkest chapters.
Netanyahu’s coalition moves to ban Ra'am from future elections over terror links - report
The initiative stems from a legal battle to designate the Southern Faction of the Islamic Movement in Israel, Ra’am’s parent movement, as a terrorist organization.
The resistible integration of Arabs into the Israeli democratic game - opinion
The glass ceiling is more political than societal, despite the persistence of racism and mistrust among some Israeli Jews.
