Tag: Joint Arab List
Bennett vows he will not ask Joint Arab List to join coalition
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday denied rumors that he intends to ask the Joint Arab List to shore up his shaky coalition following the resignation last week of Yamina Knesset member Idit...
Far-right MK ejected from Knesset plenum after calling Arab lawmaker ‘terrorist’
Itamar Ben-Gvir, head of Israel’s far-right Otzma Yehudit Party, was forcibly removed from the Knesset plenum on Monday after locking horns with Joint Arab List Knesset member Ahmad Tibi.
Ben-Gvir, whose faction is part of...
Will an Arab political party prove ‘kingmaker’ in Israeli elections?
Israel remains in a political deadlock as both right-wing and left-wing blocs remain unable to form parliamentary majorities, and similarly cannot find formulas to create a unity government. The situation is creating an opportunity...
Joint Arab List head: ‘Intifada will end occupation, see Palestinian flag fly over Jerusalem’
Ayman Odeh, the leader of Israel’s Joint Arab List Party, called on Monday for a Palestinian uprising and praised Arab youth for their role in the recent violent clashes in Jerusalem.
Taking to Facebook to...
Could an Arab party play kingmaker in Israel’s election?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to gain Israeli Arab votes by emphasizing his practical policy towards them by aiding with issues that concern them appears to be gaining traction. He has been seen...
Report: Joint Arab List leader Ayman Odeh receives funds from PLO
The leader of the Knesset’s Joint Arab List, Ayman Odeh, received payments from a senior Palestinian Authority official, Israel’s Channel 20 reported on Sunday.
According to the report, the transfer of cash took place when Odeh visited...
Israel’s Arab parties launch election campaigns; vow not to ‘sell out’ to Netanyahu
Israel’s Arab parties, Balad, Ra’am, Ta’al and Hadash, which together form the Joint Arab List, launched their campaigns this week, ahead of the March 23 Knesset elections.
The faction’s central committee affirmed Hadash leader Knesset...
What’s behind an Israeli Islamist politician’s budding relationship with Netanyahu?
Joint Arab List Knesset member Mansour Abbas raised eyebrows and angered some of his fellow Arab lawmakers after seeking to improve ties with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud Party, yet the...
Joint Arab List fumes as Ra’am Party head skips vote to dissolve Knesset
Members of the Joint Arab List are up in arms after Ra’am Party head Mansour Abbas, along with three of his fellow party members, skipped a vote to disperse the Knesset on Wednesday.
Faction officials went so...
Israel’s Joint List outraged after member says ‘Arab parties not in left’s pocket’
Deputy Knesset Speaker and Ra’am Party leader Mansour Abbas was the target of outrage within his own Joint Arab List faction after he told the right-leaning Israeli Channel 20 on Tuesday that “the Arab parties are...