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

Culture minister bashes Arab Knesset member, says he belongs in Gaza

Delegation of Arab-Israeli MKs meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday

FEBRUARY 3, 2019ByYVETTE J. DEANE

Arab MK Ahmed Tibi’s Ta’al party is gaining strength

Yisrael Beytenu intends to appeal to the Central Elections Committee on Sunday against positive coverage the Joint List is receiving from PA media outlets aimed at Israeli Arab voters.

JANUARY 26, 2019ByGIL HOFFMAN

MK Ahmed Tibi (UAL - Ta'al) in the Knesset.

Knesset approves breakup of Joint Arab List

MK Ahmad Tibi announced that he would leave the Joint List ahead of the April 9 election and that his party will run independently.

JANUARY 9, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli Arab lawmakers from the Joint Arab List (from L to R) Osama Saadi, Ahmed Tibi, Ayman Odeh, Masud Ganaim and Haneen Zoabi stand in front of the Dome of the Rock during a visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City July 28, 2015.

Tibi tells 'Post' he won't join Center-Left government

It remains to be seen if Ta'al, running as an individual party, can pass the electoral threshold.

JANUARY 8, 2019ByGIL HOFFMAN, ALON EINHORN

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

Joint List MK: ‘The struggle will continue’

Veteran Joint List MK Ahmad Tibi says Netanyahu has helped explain to the world why Israel is racist, claims White House let PM pass Jewish Nation-State Law.

AUGUST 31, 2018ByGIL HOFFMAN, OREN OPPENHEIM

PA minister: Khan al-Ahmar school will defeat the occupation

“Today we say to the world that this school is like Palestine and the Palestinian revolution,” PA Education Minister Sabri Saidam said at the opening ceremony for the school.

JULY 16, 2018ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH, TOVAH LAZAROFF