Arab Israeli

When polls get it wrong: Statistics vs political reality - opinion

Had the polls anticipated the scale of turnout in Arab society, their projections of the balance between the blocs would have been substantially different.

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot alongside members of his party at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the closing of polling stations and the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 28, 2026.
Israeli security forces stand guard as Israeli Arabs, including Arab politicians, take part in a march commemorating the events of October 2000, in the northern Israeli city of Arraba, October 3, 2026.

Shoresh analysis: Israel risks wasting Arab citizens' potential by excluding parties from gov't

Arab citizens make up roughly one-fifth of Israel’s population, yet their presence in everyday Israeli society has not always translated into recognition as equal political partners.PremiumPremium

‘We are not alone in this land’: The Arab vote and Israel’s blind spot - comment

Israeli activists demonstrate outside the home of Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot in Herzliya, calling on him to form an alternative government with the support of Arab parties, October 29, 2026

Israel's post-election deadlock highlights deep societal divides, Arab political ceiling - opinion


Israeli ex-security officials contact Abbas as potential Segalovitz move attracts Jewish candidates

"Recently, several people approached Ra'am following the negotiations with Yoav Segalovitz. A group was formed specifically of former senior officials and others," Muhammad Majadle said.

Yoav Segalovitz, former deputy public security minister attends Internal security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2021

Israel Katz orders IDF probe into alleged mistreatment of wounded soldiers at Rambam hospital

Hadash called Katz's urging for an investigation "a dangerous exploitation of the authority of the state and the military establishment for the purpose of political and racist persecution."

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a state ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers, at Mount Herzl Military cemetery, in Jerusalem, March 6, 2025

Majority of citizens believe election integrity is in danger, Israeli Voice Index reveals - poll

All three of the main political bloc supporters had a majority agree that the election's integrity was in danger, although the exact percentage varied widely.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, cast their vote during elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the Jerusalem International Convention Center, Nov. 25, 2025.

'It was a ticking bomb': Inside Israel's most uncomfortable dialogue

A haredi journalist, a Palestinian civic leader from Nazareth and a religious-Zionist philosopher describe what happened when TEMA put them in the same room.

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall; Illustrative.

Is Israel the Jewish state that Theodor Herzl dreamed of? – opinion

As Herzl’s grandparents are reburied in Jerusalem, the Jewish state should revisit his ideas

The founder of political Zionism, Theodore Herzl, is buried on the mountain named after him in 1949.

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.

Yousef Jabareen attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2026.

Jobs, not just policing, are key to fighting crime in Israel’s Arab society - opinion

Reducing crime in Arab society means pairing tough law enforcement with greater access to quality jobs and meaningful opportunity.

Israeli security forces are seen at the scene where three men were shot dead by assassins in the city of Shfaram, northern Israel, January 7, 2026

Mansour Abbas' Ra'am party to hold first ever primary election for Knesset candidates

According to the party's statement, the conference is part of the completion of its organizational preparations and fulfills its constitutional requirements.

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas.

Yesh Atid MK Ron Katz resigns from Knesset, Arab Israeli educator to take his spot

"After 15 years of meaningful public service, it is time to take a break from public life and begin a new chapter," Katz said, announcing the departure.

MK Ron Katz attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the ultra-Orthodox draft law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 25, 2024.

Many Christian Arabs proud to be part of Israeli society, ambassador to Christian World says

Deek’s comments referred to a May public-opinion survey of Arab citizens of Israel published by Tel Aviv University’s Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation.

Israeli envoy to the Christian world George Deek.