Ayman Odeh

Former Joint List leader Ayman Odeh suspected of receiving foreign funds in Shin Bet election probe

Odeh subsequently released a statement arguing that the investigation was politically motivated.

|ByKESHET NEEV, SARAH BEN-NUN
MK Ayman Odeh attends a special plenary session at the auditorium in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 9, 2026.
Yousef Jabareen attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2026.

Joint List to soon launch without Ra'am, deal in final stages, Hadash-Ta'al leader tells 'Post'

Hadash, Ta'al and Balad are preparing to officially revive the Joint List this week after months of negotiations, with Ra'am remaining outside the alliance for now.

|ByKESHET NEEV
MK GALIT Distel Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026.

'Terrorist' vs 'Judeo-Nazi': MKs trade barbs over bill barring Red Cross from Israeli prisons

The bill was drafted by Galit Distel Atbaryan, Keti Shitrit, and a group of additional lawmakers. Thirty-six MKs voted in favor of the bill, while 41 opposed it, and it was removed from the agenda.

|ByANNA BARSKY
Jews and Palestinians protest against a law passed by the Knesset imposing the death penalty for terrorists who murder Israeli civilians in the West Bank in Beit Jala, on April 3, 2026.

Arab lawmakers seek to join High Court petition against death penalty law

According to the request, the applicants asked to join after the petition was filed, citing their public interest in the law and involvement in the parliamentary and public debate around it.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Lapid wishes officers a speedy recovery as Arab MKs blame police, gov't

The most controversial incident of the night was one in which Israeli officers appear to throw stun grenades directly into al-Aqsa Mosque, as Muslim worshippers were praying.

MAY 8, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE
Ra'am Party leader Mansour Abbas is seen meeting with Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid.

Kingmakers Bennett, Abbas leave both sides in the dark

Yamina leader to hold fateful meetings with Netanyahu, Lapid.

APRIL 1, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
Naftali Bennett and party members are seen with Yamina supporters at the party headquarters in Petah Tikva, on elections night, on March 23, 2021.

Election survey: 87% of Israeli Arabs support entering or supporting gov't

Whether enough Jewish parties would be willing to sit with Arabic parties in order to form a government however, remains a different question altogether.

MARCH 14, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE
An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh, March 17, 2015.

Israel Elections: Joint Arab List breaks up, leaving Mansour Abbas out

Ra'am decided to leave the Joint List last week after the other parties refused two ultimatums to vote together against LGBTQ issues, and to allow Abbas greater freedom to vote with the Right.

FEBRUARY 4, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE
Members of the Joint List hold hands to celebrate the signing of their joint run, Feb. 4, 2021.

Israel Elections: Joint List on verge of breaking up

Odeh's party: No Likud branch will be allowed inside the Joint List

JANUARY 25, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
MK MANSOUR ABBAS (middle front) and members of the Arab Joint List vote in December to dissolve the Knesset.

UN, EU denounce IDF shooting dead of Palestinian teen during protest

A Palestinian teen, was killed on Friday while attending a protest in the village of Al-Mughayyir near Ramallah.

DECEMBER 6, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL, TOVAH LAZAROFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Mourners take part in the funeral of Palestinian teenager Ali Abu Alia in al-Mughayyir village near Ramallah in the West Bank, December 5, 2020.

MK Odeh claims 'La Familia' song insults Muhammad, YouTube removes it

The video included a song uploaded by far-right fans of one of Israel's largest Premier League soccer clubs - Beitar Jerusalem.

OCTOBER 30, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Jerusalem supporters from the La Familia fan group hold up a match against Charleroi in Belgium

Arab bereaved mothers call on authorities to stop local crime

Joint List leader Ayman Odeh joined the first day of the march.

AUGUST 12, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Ayman Odeh, mother and other participants are seen during the Mothers for Life Movement march in Haifa.

Joint List may break up due to division on conversion therapy - report

Ra'am Party leader Mansour Abbas said that the electorate who voted for the list is angry at the support some of its members have shown for the law, and are demanding the dissolution of the list.

JULY 25, 2020ByMAARIV ONLINE
AYMAN ODEH, leader of the Joint List, gestures as he hands out pamphlets during an an election campaign event in Tira.

Ayman Odeh chose to show solidarity with a terrorist - editorial

Who is the person Ayman Odeh wants to be associated with?

JULY 4, 2020ByJPOST EDITORIAL
HADASH MK Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint Arab List, speaks at the Knesset in this file photo.