Joint List

Return of Arab Joint List takes seats from opposition while Likud strengthens - poll

The revived Joint List would win 13 seats, up from the 10 currently projected when the parties ran separately. The seats came at the expense of Yesh Atid, Naftali Bennett, and Gadi Eisenkot.

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MK Ahmad Tibi reacts during a plenum session in the Knesset on November 21, 2022
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a Special Session in his Honor of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

IDI expert weighs if joint lists pose threat to Netanyahu ahead of Israel's elections - interview

Opposition parties remaining separate may actually offer strategic advantages for campaigning against Netanyahu, Rahat explained.

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A photo posted by Likud social media team depicting former prime minister Naftali Bennett alongside Arab MKs, January 26, 2026.

Bennett files police complaint against Likud over forged photo with Arab party heads

A petition will also be filed to Israel's Central Elections Committee over the forged picture, Bennett's party said.

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

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.

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Reports claim Yisrael Beytenu, Yamina join forces, Yamina denies

Yamina was quick to issue a response to the report, claiming that no alliance was made between their party and Yisrael Beytenu.

MAY 21, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Avigdor Liberman (L) Naftali Bennett (R)

Ceremony in Jerusalem commemorates communism amid anniversary of WWII end

The event was held according to Heath Ministry protocol, in contrast to previous years in which members of the Communist Party, the Joint List and numerous army veterans attended the event.

MAY 9, 2020ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
AYMAN ODEH, leader of the Joint List – he holds a key to the castle, one that only Benny Gantz could use

Arab MK speaks at Knesset on Holocaust Remembrance Day for first time

'Holocaust denial is a remnant of Nazi ideology. It is a moral failure and its betrayal of the values of truth and justice is a transgression of a fundamental principle in Islam'

APRIL 21, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN, TZVI JOFFRE
Joint List MK Mansour Abbas alongside Blue and White leader Benny Gantz on Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2020

Can Arab parties serve in a center-left Zionist coalition?

The lack of political will to include any of the Arab parties within a center-left Zionist bloc is disappointing for a couple of reasons.

APRIL 13, 2020ByJONAH NAGHI
Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint List, gestures as he hands out pamphlets during an election campaign event in Tira last week.

New Horizon campaign introduces Israelis to Arabs who combat coronavirus

21% of the medical workers in Israel are Arabs, so are 47% of the pharmacists, a new campaign asks why should they not enjoy representation in government.

APRIL 9, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Israeli Magen David Adom national emergency service at a coronavirus testing complex in Bnei Brak on April 1, 2020.

The missed opportunity for those left on the Israeli Left – opinion

Israel needs a vibrant and kicking Left based on partnership and equality.

APRIL 1, 2020ByGERSHON BASKIN
Left wing Israelis hold sign stated "we want a democratic Israel" at a rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and in support of the Supreme Court in Tel Aviv, May 25, 2019

Joint List condemns Gantz's actions, says he has no 'political backbone'

The Blue and White Party broke up on Thursday after Gantz decided to enter Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

MARCH 28, 2020ByYASSER OKBI/MAARIV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
AYMAN ODEH, leader of the Joint List – he holds a key to the castle, one that only Benny Gantz could use

Why the Joint List should be part of the coalition – opinion

Even if such a coalition will not materialize now, the conversation should continue, as this question will remain important.

MARCH 16, 2020ByEHUD (UDI) EIRAN
AYMAN ODEH, leader of the Joint List, gestures as he hands out pamphlets during an an election campaign event in Tira.

Why did Balad change its mind about Benny Gantz? – analysis

Balad: We took into account accomplishments obtained during negotiations with Blue and White

MARCH 15, 2020ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Emtanis Shihadeh of UAL-Balad

Imagine an enlightened Jewish-Arab government

Israeli policy under secular, not-so-Zionist leaders from Blue and White, Yisrael Beytenu, Labor-Meretz and the Joint Arab List

MARCH 12, 2020ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
Benny Gantz and Avigdor Liberman shake hands after meeting.