Arab parties

Eisenkot rejects claim he promised Ra'am a place in future coalition during Bedouin meeting

The denial followed an N12 report in which northern Bedouin local authority heads who met Eisenkot on Tuesday claimed he had promised to bring Ra'am into a government he would lead.

Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Yashar party and a former IDF chief of staff, speaks during an election campaign rally in Nordiya, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2026.
Mansour Abbas is the head of Ra’am, one of four Arab parties vying for a place in the Knesset.

Likud says it will request to ban Arab parties from running in elections

Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett.

Israeli polls split on 2026 Knesset election possibilities, as Yashar, Likud vie for primacy - poll

The Knesset

Qualifying threshold considerations - opinion


All four Arab parties running together

“We will work to improve Arab turnout so the Joint List will be a force to be reckoned with in Israeli politics,” said Balad leader Mtanes Shehadeh.

The heads of Hadash, Ta'al and Ra'am parties agree to create a joint Arab List, July 27, 2019

All 4 Arab parties to run together in September elections

Balad leader MK Mtanes Shehadeh said he asked his counterparts in the other parties to postpone the press conference, "but we were refused."

The heads of Hadash, Ta'al and Ra'am parties agree to create a joint Arab List, July 27, 2019

Ra’am-Balad and Hadash-Ta’al

According to recent surveys, Arab turnout is expected to decline to little over 50% on Tuesday, similar to the average turnout preceding the establishment of the Joint List.

Ahmad Tibi

High Court disqualifies Ben-Ari; Rules Ben-Gvir, all Arab parties eligible

With its decision, the High Court essentially followed the recommendations of Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit, while overruling several decisions of the Central Elections Committee.

Dr. Michael Ben-Ari, Ph.D in archeology and Member of Knesset from 2009 - 2013 with the National Union party

Erdogan to release Israeli Arabs held over illegal kidney transplants

MKs Ahmed Tibi, Talab Abu Arar and Masud Ganaim were among those who participated in the 90-minute meeting at the Tarabya Presidential Campus.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint news conference with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani (not seen) after their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, December 20, 2018

Jews and Arabs develop solutions for Middle East peace in hackathon

For 24 hours, they defied barriers to peace and developed possible solutions.

Participants take part in the Women Wage Peace Hackathon

Instead of failing to restrain PM, Arab MKs can engage Israeli people

Unlike Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela, the representatives of the Arab citizens of Israel have seats in parliament, as well as public funds for political activity.

Israeli Arab MKs rally in Beersheba against the Prawer Plan

What is the objective of the Palestinian Arabs?

The question is how do the Palestinian Arabs see their own future?

Arabs residents of Jerusalem 521

Pence speech rife with biblical references rocks the Knesset

VP Pence’s Biblical speech to Knesset met with multiple standing ovations.

US Vice President Mike Pence addresses the Knesset, Israeli Parliament, in Jerusalem January 22, 2018

Ministry investing NIS 15 million to integrate 1,500 Arab citizens into hi-tech sector

“We want to see more and more young men and women from the Arab sector integrating into hi-tech industries. This will contribute to their well-being and help narrow the gaps in Israeli society."

AN ISRAELI ARAB casts her vote at a polling station inside a church in the northern village of Reina on March 17, 2015.