Ayman Odeh

Joint List to soon launch without Ra'am, deal in final stages, Hadash-Ta'al leader tells 'Post'

Hadash, Ta'al and Balad are preparing to officially revive the Joint List this week after months of negotiations, with Ra'am remaining outside the alliance for now.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Yousef Jabareen attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2026.
MK GALIT Distel Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026.

'Terrorist' vs 'Judeo-Nazi': MKs trade barbs over bill barring Red Cross from Israeli prisons

The bill was drafted by Galit Distel Atbaryan, Keti Shitrit, and a group of additional lawmakers. Thirty-six MKs voted in favor of the bill, while 41 opposed it, and it was removed from the agenda.

|ByANNA BARSKY
Jews and Palestinians protest against a law passed by the Knesset imposing the death penalty for terrorists who murder Israeli civilians in the West Bank in Beit Jala, on April 3, 2026.

Arab lawmakers seek to join High Court petition against death penalty law

According to the request, the applicants asked to join after the petition was filed, citing their public interest in the law and involvement in the parliamentary and public debate around it.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
The Reservists Party billboard against haredi and Arab parties, referencing a 2019 campaign by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party, which targeted journalists.

'Only those who serve decide': Reservists Party launches campaign against haredi, Arab parties

The campaign serves as a reference to a 2019 campaign by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party that targeted journalists.

|ByKESHET NEEV

35-year-old murdered in Umm al-Fahm, Police investigates the scene

In past weeks, there have been widespread protests among Israeli Arabs against the rise in violent crime in the Arabic sector.

OCTOBER 16, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Murder scene in Umm el-Fahm

After meeting Minister Erdan, Arab MKs vow to continue protests

The two sides reportedly agreed on the need to assign more policemen to the Arab communities, as well as a police operation to collect illegal weapons.

OCTOBER 10, 2019ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Joint List leader Ayman Odeh marches in the funeral of Ahmed and Halil Mana'a

Arab Israelis step up protests against violent crime

The protesters set out from the Galilee and Negev in a convoy of vehicles toward Jerusalem, where they were scheduled to demonstrate outside the Prime Minister’s office and other ministries.

OCTOBER 10, 2019ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Convoy of Arab-Israelis protesting uptick in violence in Arab sector

Erdan: Arabs pull out knives instead of legally solving issues

The minister spoke against "Arab culture", saying: "A mother can give her approval to her son to murder the sister because she is dating a man who the family does not like."

OCTOBER 7, 2019ByARIK BENDER/MAARIV
Gilad Erdan

Bezalel Smotrich: 'Jews are the landlords of this land'

On Friday, Smotrich wrote on Twitter that the Arab-Israelis are still in Israel, "at least for now," because "we are the greatest hosts since the time of our forefather Abraham."

OCTOBER 7, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bezalel Smotrich, interim minister of transportation

Netanyahu condemns violence in Arab sector as Tibi places blame on him

"Netanyahu, as prime minister, is responsible for the spilling of blood and the rampage of weapons and gangs."

OCTOBER 6, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ayman Odeh (C) prays at the funeral of the brothers killed this week in Majd el-Kurum.

Balad denies conspiracy with Blue and White

"Balad does not make decisions according to the tactical whims of Blue and White, or anyone else."

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019ByGIL HOFFMAN
MK Ayman Odeh, the leader of Hadash-Ta'al Party, and Benny gantz, head of the Blue and White Party.

Opportunity for change

Since 1992, when supporting late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, the Arab parties enacted a policy not to support any candidate from neither the Right nor the Left.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019ByJPOST EDITORIAL
MK Ayman Odeh, the leader of Hadash-Ta'al Party, and Benny gantz, head of the Blue and White Party.

Seize the Moment

“Who knows but that for this moment you have reached the rungs of power” [Esther 4:14].

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019ByYITZ GREENBERG
Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint List, gestures as he hands out pamphlets during an election campaign event in Tira last week.

Ayman Odeh: 'Crime epidemic' in Arab society must be tackled

Arab-Israeli society is struggling to deal with the wave of violence. MK Ayman Odeh: "The crime epidemic continues, this is the first thing we will deal with."

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019ByYASSER OKBI/MAARIV
Joint List MK Ayman Odeh