Arab parties

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

The Likud stated that it would file the requests for the parties' disqualifications, and that "there is no place in the Knesset for those who harm IDF soldiers."

Mansour Abbas is the head of Ra’am, one of four Arab parties vying for a place in the Knesset.
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

Results of a Maariv poll measuring how many seats each party would receive in the October 2026 Knesset elections, results shared on August 28, 2026.

Israel Election 2026: The parties, blocs and battles that will shape Israel's future - explainer


Former MK Ghattas sentenced to 2 years prison, court almost tosses plea bargain

Ghattas will start serving his sentence on July 2 at Dekel Prison.

MK Basel Ghattas

New law stiffens punishment for construction violations

The bill had sparked anger in the Arab sector since the beginning of the legislative process with members saying it was designed to target them.

JOINT LIST chairman Ayman Odeh holds a piece of paper with the word ‘corrupt’ on it toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset

Greenblatt meets Saudi, UAE ministers amid talk of Mideast summit

Senior Israeli officials who spoke with the Post said any summit would require an informal settlement freeze outside of established blocs.

Jason Greenblatt

Two dead and multiple injured, including children in shootings in Israeli-Arab towns

Northern District Police have yet to make any arrests in the shootings and a gag order was imposed on details of the investigation.

Picture of the crime scene in Nazareth, Saturday night.

Ghattas convicted of smuggling phones to security prisoners

The court's decision on sentencing was set for April 9.

MK Basel Ghattas

MK Odeh: 'Peace is impossible without Israeli-Arab input'

Speaking to members of the Foreign Press Association on Monday, MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash) heeded that peace will not be achieved if Israel's Arab sector will not be fully included in the process.

HADASH MK Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint Arab List, speaks at the Knesset in this file photo.

‘More than just our homes were destroyed’

“Where will you sleep?” a boy sitting on rubble was asked. “We won’t sleep,” he said.

Police in Umm-al-Hiran

Demolitions fuel anger, fear in Arab town of Kalansuwa

Arab citizens throughout the country shuttered shops, schools and offices in observance of a one-day general strike to protest the demolitions.

KALANSUWA RESIDENT Yusuf Makhlouf poses yesterday before the rubble of one of the 11 illegally built homes demolished by the government.

Demolitions in Arab town trigger mayor's resignation, general strike

The demolitions come nearly a month after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quoted in media reports as calling for heightened demolitions in Arab towns.

IDF bulldozer

Ghattas’s detention extended for another day

Balad leader says Joint List MK’s arrest part of larger "attack" on Arabs.

MK Basel Ghattas