Balad Party
Joint List offers safety net to government seeking to oust Netanyahu, opening door for Eisenkot
Declaring the Joint List will use "every tool at our disposal," party leader Yousef Jabareen also laid out a series of demands as conditions for providing political support to a minority government.
Attorney-General pushes for Israel's Supreme Court to ban leader of Arab party Balad from election
Experts warn party disqualification bids risk intimidating, disenfranchising Arab voters
Qatar criticizes Israel democracy, promotes own advancing social rights during UN General Assembly
Central Elections Committee bars Arab Ra'am, Joint List parties from running in October elections
The CEC's decision is temporary pending a ruling from the Supreme Court.
Election panel to weigh whether Balad leader Abu Shehadeh crossed legal line for Knesset run
Abu Shehadeh faces a disqualification hearing centered on an October 8, 2023, article and whether it meets the Supreme Court’s strict legal standard.
Ra’am, Joint List fight bids to bar them from Knesset election
Ra’am, the Joint List, Balad and two candidates asked the Central Elections Committee to reject six petitions seeking to bar them from the 2026 Knesset election.
Israel Election 2026: What do Yousef Jabareen’s Joint Arab List and Mansour Abbas’ Ra’am stand for?
If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?
Hadash-Ta’al, Balad sign deal to re-establish Joint List weeks ahead of Israel's election
The agreement is pending final approval by the three parties, with an official announcement expected in the coming days after negotiations over the framework appeared to reach a breakthrough.
Yashar takes lead over Likud as Arab parties projected to receive 10 seats - poll
The poll also scrutinized how voters would react to a scenario in which Hadash, Ta'al, and Balad united to run as a joint list, or if a so-called "third bloc" formed.
Eisenkot keeps top, gains support for PM role as uncertainty grows in security, politics - poll
Among the opposition parties, the Democrats have failed to return to double digits after losing two seats last week, falling to nine, below the level recorded before the party’s primaries.
Bennett losing ground as Eisenkot, Netanyahu neck-and-neck for upcoming elections - poll
According to the poll, if elections were held today, Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot would each lead with 23 seats, an increase of two seats for each compared with the previous poll.
Likud, Netanyahu dropping in public eyes amid Iran war, contentious legislation - poll
This is Likud’s lowest figure since August 2025, when it received 21 seats in a Maariv poll. However, the coalition bloc maintained its strength from last week at 50 seats.
Supermajority of Israeli Arabs support re-establishing Joint List for Knesset elections, poll shows
A new poll by ArPanel reveals strong backing among Israeli Arabs for a unified Joint List, with 82% in favor and a clear preference for new candidates in the upcoming Knesset election.
