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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

Members of the Joint List arrive for a meeting with Israeli president Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on September 22, 2019.

Israel Election 2026: What do Yousef Jabareen’s Joint Arab List and Mansour Abbas’ Ra’am stand for?

MK Yuli Edelstein speaks during a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on January 13, 2026.

Gilad Erdan confirms talks with Benny Gantz on possible election alliance


By boycotting Zelensky, Joint List shows how wrong it is - editorial

Why is the party that claims to be against “occupation” in one place now supporting occupation in another?

AFTER THE right-wing parties of the opposition voted against it, members of the Joint List celebrate the defeat of the citizenship law in the Knesset this week.

Controversial citizenship bill passed into law

The bill aims to tighten immigration controls, making it harder for Palestinians who marry Israeli Arabs to receive citizenship.

 Ra'am head Mansour Abbas at the Knesset plenum, December 15, 2021.

Term limit bill may be delayed by COVID-19

Changing the law would require the support of 61 MKs.

 Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid and Minister of justice Gideon Saar attend a plenum session for the 73rd establishment of the Knesset,  in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 17, 2022.

Arab MKs have every right to speak Arabic during Knesset debates - editorial

What the opposition MKs forgot is that as a language with a special status in Israel, Arabic is one of two languages allowed to be spoken in the Knesset plenum.

 MK Walid Taha speaks during a discussion on the Electricity Law connecting to Arab and Bedouin towns, during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 5, 2022.

Bill forcing violent men to receive psychological treatment passes

The bill, proposed by Joint List MK Aida Touma-Sliman, passed its second and third readings on Monday and will come into effect in May 2023.

The Knesset plenum on October 4, 2021.

Shin Bet tracking of COVID-19 Omicron patients blocked by Arab party

A Joint List veto blocked the Knesset from voting on whether the Shin Bet security service can track people exposed to the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

AFTER THE right-wing parties of the opposition voted against it, members of the Joint List celebrate the defeat of the citizenship law in the Knesset this week.

Controversial illegal electricity law advances

A bill allowing thousands of illegally built homes to be connected to the national power grid passed the Knesset Interior Committee after raising controversy.

 Ra'am head Mansour Abbas speaks at the launch of the five-year plan for the Arab sector on November 23, 2021.

Ra'am on board for budget, while Chikli set to be punished for rebelling

Yamina intends to begin process of preventing rebel MK from running with Likud in future elections

RIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett chats with United Arab List leader Mansour Abbas during a special session of the Knesset to swear in the new coalition government, in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Joint List MK to FC Barcelona president: Cancel match vs Beitar Jerusalem

Last year, Around 1,200 people joined Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg in demanding Defense Minister Benny Gantz designate Beitar's far-right fan club 'La Familia' as a terrorist organization.

SUPPORTERS OF Beitar Jerusalem cheer for their team during a soccer match against Maccabi Umm el-Fahm  at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.

Citizenship Law: A dramatic vote devoid of winners - analysis

This is a victory for the Joint List that contains the seeds of a much greater defeat. But all the other political actors were outright losers.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is seen speaking at the Knesset, on July 5, 2021.