Arab parties

Most young Arab Israelis are willing to vote for non-Arab parties, demand solution for crime - poll

Sixty percent of respondents said they would consider voting for a non-Arab party if it presented a clear plan to address issues important to them.

ILLUSTRATIVE: View of the Arab-Israeli town of Bayada, northern Israel. February 13, 2025.
(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Yashar ahead of Likud in election polls, but Knesset majority still out of reach for both - poll

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a hearing in his corruption trial at the Jerusalem District Court, October 11, 2026.

'I am very worried': Netanyahu unsure about victory in Israeli election, says he will not retire

(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in four polls, but neither bloc secures Knesset majority - poll


Demolitions fuel anger, fear in Arab town of Kalansuwa

Arab citizens throughout the country shuttered shops, schools and offices in observance of a one-day general strike to protest the demolitions.

KALANSUWA RESIDENT Yusuf Makhlouf poses yesterday before the rubble of one of the 11 illegally built homes demolished by the government.

Demolitions in Arab town trigger mayor's resignation, general strike

The demolitions come nearly a month after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quoted in media reports as calling for heightened demolitions in Arab towns.

IDF bulldozer

Ghattas’s detention extended for another day

Balad leader says Joint List MK’s arrest part of larger "attack" on Arabs.

MK Basel Ghattas

Will MK Impeachment Law be used for the first time on Arab Israeli MK?

Ghattas is being investigated for smuggling phones to two Fatah prisoners in Ketziot Prison.

MK Basel Ghattas at Temple Mount

Leading Arab journalist: Should Arab MKs even be in the Knesset?

“If the situation continues like this, it will be necessary to think twice before running for Knesset."

Members of the Joint Arab List gesture during a news conference in Nazareth, January 23

Palestine in Tel Aviv

Unofficial cultural embassy hosts olive harvest festival.

Paintings of olive trees at the Jaffa Art Salon

Arab party fined most by Comptroller

Yesh Atid overspent the most.

Israeli Arab MKs at protest in Beersheba against planned destruction of illegal unrecognized Beduin villages

Arab MKs questioned by police over fraud case

In a statement on the Balad party’s Facebook page on Monday termed the investigation “political persecution against the Arab public and its parties.”

MK HANEEN ZOABI (right) sits with MK Jamal Zahalka at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem in May 2012.

Arab party founder, accused of Hezbollah spying, reportedly given US visa

He fled Israel in 2007 on suspicion of aiding and passing information to Hezbollah, including during the 2006 Second Lebanon War. He is currently wanted for questioning by police.

Former Balad MK Azmi Bishara

Arab party head: Peres brought disaster to my people, despite merits of the 90s

After Peres’ death, not one MK from the Joint List released a statement about Peres, even upon request.

Joint List leader Ayman Odeh