The joint list

Why are Israelis surprised Arab voters showed up? - opinion

The Arab parties won 19 seats on 80% turnout, and many Israelis reacted as if they’d only just noticed Arab citizens live here.

Joint List Chairman Yousef Jabarin cast his ballot in the 26th Knesset election in Umm el-Fahm, October 27, 2026.
(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu but deadlock looms, election polls show two days before Israelis vote

Gazans walk past damaged buildings in Gaza City, Gaza Strip on October 18, 2026; Illustrative.

WATCH: Joint List to air footage of Gaza’s destruction in Israeli election broadcast

An altercation between Otzma Yehudit affiliated activists and activists attending an event at the Joint List Hebrew-language headquarters, October 15, 2026.

Right-wing activists affiliated with Otzma Yehudit invade Arab Joint List Tel Aviv headquarters


Zoabi unlikely to return to next Knesset

Zoabi has long been one of the Knesset’s most controversial members, since first being elected to the legislature in 2009.

Haneen Zoabi Joint List MK during a Knesset discussion

Terrorist-aiding ex-MK rejected for early prison release

The committee said there were several behavioral complaints about Ghattas while he was in prison, though none were about dangerous behavior.

Balad MK Basel Ghattas

Bennett condemns Joint List MKs for support of Corbyn

The letter to Corbyn praised him for "his long-standing solidarity with oppressed peoples around the world."

Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett arrives to the weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister office in Jerusalem January 8, 2017.

Israel's Arab MKs back Corbyn as 'a principled leftist'

The letter commends Corbyn for “his unflinching support for the Palestinian people”.

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.

Joint List defends itself from criticism after U.N. meeting

“We represent our voters and our democracy and not the crazy, right-wing government,” the Joint List said in a statement.

MK Aida Touma-Sliman (Joint List)

Edelstein refuses to sign MK’s Arabic resignation letter

Edelstein’s spokeswoman said of the refusal: “How can he sign a letter that he cannot read?”

Wael Younis

Will banned right-wing extremist party Kach return to the Knesset?

Attorney Itamar Ben-Gvir wrote a letter to Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit this week, asking for him to legalize the party.

The flag of Kach

Opposition MKs outraged at silence following kidnapping of Arab boy

"A seven-year-old boy was kidnapped in broad daylight in front of the camera," she said. "Had he been a Jew, maybe the country would be making more noise."

Tamar Zandberg speaks at Knesset

Bill prevents terrorists from being lawmakers

The law applies to those who have been sentenced to at least 7 years in prison

Likud lawmaker Anat Berko at a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Joint List slams Erdan for 'incitement' against Odeh

Yusuf Jabreen: US Syria strike is part of an “American attempt to dictate its plans in the region, including Trump’s declaration on Jerusalem.”

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.