Joint List

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, 2026|ByJAMES 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.

MK Ahmad Tibi reacts during a plenum session in the Knesset on November 21, 2022

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.

JANUARY 30, 2026|ByMOSHE COHEN

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.

JANUARY 29, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV

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.

JANUARY 26, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV

Joint List MK headed to quarantine after driver diagnosed with COVID-19

This news comes after an employee in the Prime Minister's Office tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.

JUNE 2, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN

An illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), depicts the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

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