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.

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'

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

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


Tibi: Netanyahu inciting to kill us; Odeh asks Knesset for bodyguard

Tibi called upon President Reuven Rivlin and Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit to take a stance against incitement.

MK Ahmad Tibi (Joint List)  at the Knesset during a discussion on the Nation-State Law August 8, 2018.

35-year-old murdered in Umm al-Fahm, Police investigates the scene

In past weeks, there have been widespread protests among Israeli Arabs against the rise in violent crime in the Arabic sector.

Murder scene in Umm el-Fahm

After meeting Minister Erdan, Arab MKs vow to continue protests

The two sides reportedly agreed on the need to assign more policemen to the Arab communities, as well as a police operation to collect illegal weapons.

Joint List leader Ayman Odeh marches in the funeral of Ahmed and Halil Mana'a

Arab Israelis step up protests against violent crime

The protesters set out from the Galilee and Negev in a convoy of vehicles toward Jerusalem, where they were scheduled to demonstrate outside the Prime Minister’s office and other ministries.

Convoy of Arab-Israelis protesting uptick in violence in Arab sector

Erdan: Arabs pull out knives instead of legally solving issues

The minister spoke against "Arab culture", saying: "A mother can give her approval to her son to murder the sister because she is dating a man who the family does not like."

Gilad Erdan

Bezalel Smotrich: 'Jews are the landlords of this land'

On Friday, Smotrich wrote on Twitter that the Arab-Israelis are still in Israel, "at least for now," because "we are the greatest hosts since the time of our forefather Abraham."

Bezalel Smotrich, interim minister of transportation

Netanyahu condemns violence in Arab sector as Tibi places blame on him

"Netanyahu, as prime minister, is responsible for the spilling of blood and the rampage of weapons and gangs."

Ayman Odeh (C) prays at the funeral of the brothers killed this week in Majd el-Kurum.

Balad denies conspiracy with Blue and White

"Balad does not make decisions according to the tactical whims of Blue and White, or anyone else."

MK Ayman Odeh, the leader of Hadash-Ta'al Party, and Benny gantz, head of the Blue and White Party.

Opportunity for change

Since 1992, when supporting late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, the Arab parties enacted a policy not to support any candidate from neither the Right nor the Left.

MK Ayman Odeh, the leader of Hadash-Ta'al Party, and Benny gantz, head of the Blue and White Party.

Seize the Moment

“Who knows but that for this moment you have reached the rungs of power” [Esther 4:14].

Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint List, gestures as he hands out pamphlets during an election campaign event in Tira last week.