Arab parties

Can Israel remain Jewish and democratic without Arab parties in government? - opinion

When Jews living in the Diaspora are discriminated against there is immediate criticism, but when Arabs are discriminated against in Israel, there is a nonchalant acceptance by Jewish Israeli society

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas.
Mohammad Barakeh attends a press conference at the protest tent of the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel, in front of the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on November 3, 2019.

Former MK, Hadash leader Mohammad Barakeh arrested, banned from WB, police say

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas.

The Iran peace plan, and what it means for Israel’s upcoming elections - opinion

Arab leaders stand in front of a sign that reads "We want to live without violence and crime"

Next Israeli government must include an Arab party, especially after October 7 - opinion


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

Will MK Impeachment Law be used for the first time on Arab Israeli MK?

Ghattas is being investigated for smuggling phones to two Fatah prisoners in Ketziot Prison.

MK Basel Ghattas at Temple Mount

Leading Arab journalist: Should Arab MKs even be in the Knesset?

“If the situation continues like this, it will be necessary to think twice before running for Knesset."

Members of the Joint Arab List gesture during a news conference in Nazareth, January 23

Palestine in Tel Aviv

Unofficial cultural embassy hosts olive harvest festival.

Paintings of olive trees at the Jaffa Art Salon

Arab party fined most by Comptroller

Yesh Atid overspent the most.

Israeli Arab MKs at protest in Beersheba against planned destruction of illegal unrecognized Beduin villages

Arab MKs questioned by police over fraud case

In a statement on the Balad party’s Facebook page on Monday termed the investigation “political persecution against the Arab public and its parties.”

MK HANEEN ZOABI (right) sits with MK Jamal Zahalka at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem in May 2012.