Joint List chairman Yousef Jabareen and supporters gather at the party’s election headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth, following the closing of polling stations on Israel’s election night, October 27, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)

Palestinian citizens are the big winners of Israel’s election. It doesn’t matter

The historic result for Arab parties is rendered meaningless by an Israeli opposition that appears unwilling to partner with them to depose Netanyahu.
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Supporters of the United Arab List (Ra’am) party gather following the release of exit poll results in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026. Photo (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

How Ben Gvir and Smotrich helped drive historic Arab voter turnout

Israel’s far right brought national politics into every Arab home. Palestinian citizens proved that fear and despair need not mean silence.
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Israeli forces prevent Palestinians from reaching their land in the occupied West Bank village of Idhna, where Israeli settlers had burned their crops, May 5, 2026. (Mosab Shawer/Activestills)

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Expanded land seizures, mass displacement, and over 100 new Jewish settlements have transformed an already fragmented territory.
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What’s at stake for Palestinian citizens in Israel’s election?

Leena Dallasheh discusses the echoes of military rule in today’s crackdown on Palestinian dissent, and the struggle for a more substantive form of citizenship.
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