Arab parties

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.

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 12, 2026.
Yoaz Hendel, head of the Reservists’ Party, speaks during the party’s launch event ahead of the 2026 general elections, at Kibbutz Ma'ale HaHamisha near Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.

Reservists Party vows to form Zionist government, discusses potential alliance with Gantz

MK Ayman Odeh speaks at the annual Givat Haviva Conference for a Shared Society, Tuesday January 6, 2026.

'Remove Netanyahu': MK Odeh calls all Arab parties to unite before elections

Gadi Eisenkot attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 9, 2025.

Gantz, Likud, Netanyahu attack Eisenkot after saying minority government of 58 seats is possible


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

Hot off the Arab press 462625

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

DO PALESTINIANS WANT A STATE?

The Jerusalem Post

Live Blog: Knesset c'tee discusses controversial MK suspension bill

Netanyahu initiated the bill to suspend MKs after Jamal Zahalka, Haneen Zoabi and Basel Ghattas met with 10 families of terrorists who murdered Israelis.

 Knesset Law, Constitution and Justice Committee

Debate on bill to boot terror-supporting MKs devolves into chaos

MK Oren Hazan

East Jerusalem: Israel’s Puerto Rico?

Moving to the Puerto Rico model would force the Arab east Jerusalem community to engage with the Israeli state in ways that it now is unwilling to.

Concrete barriers set up in east Jerusalem neighborhoods