Balad Party

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

If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?

|BySHIR PERETS
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.
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

The agreement is pending final approval by the three parties, with an official announcement expected in the coming days after negotiations over the framework appeared to reach a breakthrough.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
GADI EISENKOT, head of the Yashar party, speaks at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

Yashar takes lead over Likud as Arab parties projected to receive 10 seats - poll

The poll also scrutinized how voters would react to a scenario in which Hadash, Ta'al, and Balad united to run as a joint list, or if a so-called "third bloc" formed.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER, MAARIV
Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett.

Eisenkot keeps top, gains support for PM role as uncertainty grows in security, politics - poll

Among the opposition parties, the Democrats have failed to return to double digits after losing two seats last week, falling to nine, below the level recorded before the party’s primaries.

|ByMOSHE COHEN

Bennett losing ground as Eisenkot, Netanyahu neck-and-neck for upcoming elections - poll

According to the poll, if elections were held today, Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot would each lead with 23 seats, an increase of two seats for each compared with the previous poll.

JULY 30, 2026ByMAARIV
Chairman of the “Together” party and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.

Likud, Netanyahu dropping in public eyes amid Iran war, contentious legislation - poll

This is Likud’s lowest figure since August 2025, when it received 21 seats in a Maariv poll. However, the coalition bloc maintained its strength from last week at 50 seats.

JUNE 12, 2026ByMOSHE COHEN
A LIKUD supporter waves the party’s flag at a gathering, a show of grassroots loyalty which has long defined the movement, even as critics say its primaries have reshaped, and at times distorted, who rises within its ranks.

Supermajority of Israeli Arabs support re-establishing Joint List for Knesset elections, poll shows

A new poll by ArPanel reveals strong backing among Israeli Arabs for a unified Joint List, with 82% in favor and a clear preference for new candidates in the upcoming Knesset election.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByJAMES GENN, MOSHE COHEN
Arab MK Ayman Odeh (at the plenum) and MK Ahmad Tibi (in the foreground) attend a Hadash-Ta'al faction meeting at the Knesset, February 2, 2026.

Arab parties sign commitment to re-establish joint list ahead of Israel's elections

The bloc, once made up of the four Arab parties, began to break apart ahead of the 2021 elections after Ra’am left the alliance.

JANUARY 22, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh, March 17, 2015.

Majority of Israelis favor joint US-Israel action against Iran - poll

The responses were divided into those who support Israel joining the attack only if Iran first attacked or prepared to attack (29%) and those who would support Israeli participation regardless (44%).

JANUARY 16, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
A man lights a cigarette with fire from a burning picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Israelis rally in support of the nationwide protests happening in Iran, in Holon, Israel, January 14, 2026.

Despite turbulent week, demand for commission of inquiry, bloc map remain stable - poll

Against the backdrop of the draft law, the establishment of a government commission of inquiry, and the interview by Eli Feldstein on the Qatargate affair, coalition parties maintain their strength.

DECEMBER 26, 2025ByMOSHE COHEN
Knesset members attend a plenum hearing, October 29, 2025; illustrative.

How did Israeli-Arabs react to Benjamin Netanyahu's election victory?

The Jerusalem Post spoke to two experts on the Israeli-Arab population in an attempt to understand the citizens' thoughts and feelings about the incoming coalition and government.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
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

Netanyahu won Israel's elections because of Lapid bloc's faults

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: The anti-Netanyahu bloc has three people to blame: Yair Lapid, Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli and Balad leader MK Sami Abou Shahadeh.

NOVEMBER 4, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu arrives with his wife Sara to cast his vote at a voting station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022, in the Israeli general elections.

Israel election: Final results announced for election 2022

With Meretz and Balad definitely below the threshold, Netanyahu is ensured victory and will look to form a coalition.

NOVEMBER 2, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Vote counting at the Knesset on November 3, 2022

Ra'am, Balad and Hadash-Ta'al waiting to learn Israeli election fate

Updated exit polls later showed that Balad was close to crossing the threshold, which could wipe out Netanyahu's majority.

NOVEMBER 1, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Ra'am party members at the campaign headquarters in the Arab Israeli town of Tamra, as the results of the Israeli elections are announced. November 1, 2022.