Ahmad Tibi

Arab Israelis push to revive Joint List as divisions threaten their political voice

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: “There is anger in the Arab street because the Arab politicians haven’t managed to work together," political analyst Mohammed Darawshe tells the Post.

DECEMBER 19, 2025|ByDANA BEN-SHIMON

RA’AM PARTY HEAD MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in November. Abbas’s political opponents have accused him in recent days of foiling efforts to form a joint list ahead of the elections, claiming that he doesn’t want to close the door to a future coalition.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir argues with MK Ahmad Tibi during a Home committee meeting at the Knesset. October 15, 2024.

Israeli court hears petition to guarantee access to security prisoners by MKs

The petition could redefine the limits of parliamentary oversight in issues of security, detention, and ministerial discretion.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani getsures on stage after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, November 4, 2025.

'Splendid success is beginning of road': Arab MKs praise New York mayoral elect Mamdani

"Mamdani will face difficulties along the way, because enemies and friends alike know the meaning of Mamdani’s success and his path," MK Ayman Odeh wrote.

NOVEMBER 5, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

MK Ahmad Tibi reacts during a plenum session in the Knesset on November 21, 2022

Arab parties agree to move ahead with reestablishing Joint List bloc for next elections

MK Ahmad Tibi said that “the four Arab lists must run together in a joint slate,” due to "the challenges facing Arab society in Israel and the state as a whole."

AUGUST 12, 2025|ByKESHET NEEV

Left-wing MKs condemn lack of Palestine talk in Biden-Bennett meeting

In the meeting, Biden made a fleeting comment on the Palestinian issue, stating the leaders will "discuss ways to advance peace and security and prosperity for Israelis and Palestinians."

AUGUST 28, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Joint list party member Ahmad Tibi speaks during a press conference presenting the Joint list hebrew election campaign in Tel Aviv, February 23, 2021.

Grapevine August 1, 2021: A late but welcome apology

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 31, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Former defense minister apologizes for statement against Israeli-Arabs

Joint List faction chairman Ahmad Tibi called what Ya'alon said dangerous and said it encourages Jews to harm Arabs.

MAY 23, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2016

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.

Yesh Atid, Joint List, Meretz MKs exit Knesset plenum for Ben-Gvir speech

"This is the moment I've been waiting for," Ben-Gvir said. "The moment where I get up to speak and they, the supporters of terror, [Joint List MK] Ahmad Tibi, are exiting."

APRIL 12, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Tibi leaves Holocaust commemoration event as Ben-Gvir reads victims' names

Tibi, who opposes Israel as a specifically Jewish state, is fiercely antagonistic towards Ben-Gvir and his far-right, ultra-nationalist party which seeks to encourage Arab emigration from Israel.

APRIL 8, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON

Smotrich: Muslims who don’t agree Israel belongs to Jews, won’t remain here

Tibi tweeted a screenshot of a message he received which called to kill and deport Arabs from Israel, saying that he had been "flooded" with similar threats since Smotrich's tweet.

APRIL 7, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IDAN ZONSHINE