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Not just 'anyone but Bibi': Israel is in election mode, but where is the ideology? - editorial

Israel's political parties should run campaigns focused on offering real ideas and alternatives. That is how political movements grow and how politics regain substance.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 19, 2026.
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.

|ByKESHET NEEV
MK Ayman Odeh speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 12, 2026.

'Era of cheap opportunism': MK Ayman Odeh compares Trump to Hitler, calls Netanyahu 'bootlicker'

Odeh’s post included a screenshot of a photo posted by Trump, which featured a map with a US flag superimposed on top of the US, Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Members of the Arab community protest against the violence in their community, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, January 11, 2026.

Rivers of blood: Arab Israelis are plagued by crime, violence and the gov't won't help - opinion

It is the responsibility of the government to provide protection to its citizens. 

|ByGHADIR HANI

Tune into today's top stories: Netanyahu discusses Gaza occupation, Hostages in medical emergency

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AUGUST 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Israelis protest in support of Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, and to demand the end of the war in Gaza and release of all hostages, outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem August 4, 2025.

Harmony SOS shelter locator app: A lifeline for Arab communities in crisis

Harmony SOS was born as missiles soared above Israeli skies. In response, three young Arab citizens created a mobile App.

AUGUST 5, 2025ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
Harmony SOS employees

Israeli Muslim Dia Saba faces backlash over Turkish move

“The people of Diyarbakir won’t let him come here. Shame on you, Amedspor!” Toprak wrote online. Turkish journalist Ramazan Casuk echoed the sentiment.

AUGUST 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
ISRAEL MIDFIELDER Dia Saba – seen here practicing with the national team – is encountering social resistance in Turkey ahead of his expected move to Amedspor.

Three Arab-Israelis killed within hours of each other in crime-related incidents

This raises the death toll for Arab-Israelis to 146 since the start of the calendar year; 11 of the deaths were women. 

JULY 23, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempts, April 27, 2025. (Ilustrative)

From Bethlehem to Hebron: My journey through truth that defies apartheid accusation - opinion

The open discrimination in the Holy Land is one that the world refuses to acknowledge. It denies Jews access to their holiest places and demonizes the one Jewish state for defending itself.

JULY 6, 2025ByPAUSHALI LASS
MUSLIM WOMEN walk down Jaffa Road, toward the Old City of Jerusalem. Israel is a miracle of survival, coexistence, and moral struggle in a region too often consumed by hatred, says the writer.

MK Ayman Odeh decries Knesset House Committee as 'fascist' after impeachment vote

"We will stand firm against fascism, against Kahanism, against Jewish supremacy, against the occupation, and against all anti-democratic forces," Odeh said.

JULY 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Ayman Odeh attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.

Mossad chief Barnea most trusted official among Arab Israelis, IDI poll reveals

In a poll conducted during Operation Rising Lion, the IDI learned that only 40% of Israeli adults have retained trust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

JULY 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mossad director David Barnea seen over a wall of hostage posters in Tel Aviv (illustrative)

Netanyahu conducts an orchestra while Israel’s leaderless opposition misses every beat - analysis

As long as Netanyahu’s opponents refuse to harmonize – preferring ego trips, tactical racism, and mutual intimidation – Israel’s longest-serving premier will keep setting the score.

JULY 1, 2025ByTAL SHALEV
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, June 20, 2025.

Former Labor Party member Avi Shaked announces new Jewish-Arab party

The statement said that the party “calls for strengthening Arab society to build a better shared future in Israel."

JUNE 30, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Businessman and former Labor Party member Avi Shaked, who announced the formation of a new Jewish-Arab party.

Knesset committee votes to impeach Israeli Arab lawmaker Ayman Odeh

The impeachment vote will now head to the Knesset plenum, where it must receive 90 votes in order to pass. If it passes, Odeh will still have the right to appeal the decision.

JUNE 30, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Hadash-Ta'al leader Ayman Odeh attends a protest in his support, outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 30, 2025.