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Members of Knesset Mansour Abbas and Ahmad Tibi walking outside the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Palestinians could decide Israel’s election. But their parties are at a stalemate

Core disputes over how to utilize political power may not be resolved in time to form a new Joint List — and competing parties are ready to capitalize.

By Samah Watad July 24, 2026

Hadash MK Ayman Odeh and Ta'al MK Ahmad Tibi seen during a Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 10, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Can a renewed Joint List survive until Israel’s elections?

The leaders of Israel’s four Arab parties say they agree on the importance of a unified electoral alliance. Yet they remain divided on the terms of the pact.

By Samah Salaime April 14, 2026

Activists protest in Tel Aviv demanding an end to the war in Gaza, August 23, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

To confront Israeli fascism, we need a new Jewish-Arab party

I have seen firsthand the limitations of existing Arab parties. If we want to bring about real change in this land, an entirely new political model is required.

By Basheer Karkabi February 11, 2026

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Activists from Standing Together protest against the Gaza war, in Tel Aviv, January 16, 2025. (Yahel Gazit)

Can Standing Together bear the weight of its contradictions?

The Jewish-Arab movement is celebrating its 10th anniversary after a period of rapid expansion. But as it grows, so do questions about its political stances, its electoral ambitions, and the limits of binational organizing.

By Samah Watad December 19, 2025

MK Ayman Odeh attends a meeting on violent crime in Israel's Arab society, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 21, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The Knesset vs Ayman Odeh

The move to impeach the MK, with the full backing of Jewish opposition lawmakers, sends a message to Palestinian citizens that voting is futile.

By Orly Noy July 2, 2025

Protesters march through the streets of Haifa calling for an end to Israel's war on Gaza, May 31, 2025. (Yahel Gazit)

In Haifa, where ‘coexistence’ requires silence about Israel’s war crimes

Last Saturday, I joined thousands in the streets to protest the genocide. But the ensuing backlash has made me question whether I'm welcome in my own city.

By Ghousoon Bisharat June 6, 2025

MK Ayman Odeh attends a plenum session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 10, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Facing war and incitement, is there any hope left for Palestinians in the Knesset?

The Gaza war has revived a longstanding debate among Palestinian citizens of Israel about whether to participate in or boycott the parliament.

By Baker Zoubi June 6, 2024

A convention of the Israeli Communist Party (then known as Rakah), in Tel Aviv, December 15, 1976. (National Library of Israel/Dan Hadani Archive/The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection)

A century after its founding, the Israeli Communist Party is at a crossroads

For 100 years, Maki has been the leading force for Jewish-Palestinian equality in Israeli politics, yet it has failed to unite Arab and Jewish workers into a viable movement. Was it doomed from the start?

By Joel Beinin July 28, 2023

Demonstration by the anti-occupation bloc of Israel's anti-government protests, marking 56 years since the start of the military occupation, on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv, June 3, 2023. (Oren Ziv)

Israel’s protest leaders give the anti-occupation bloc the cold shoulder

A protest marking the occupation's 56th year was rejected by mainstream organizers, showing how messages about Palestinians are still being silenced.

By Oren Ziv June 6, 2023

Members of the Joint List arrive for a meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, as Rivlin begins consulting political leaders to decide who to task with trying to form a new government, September 22, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The Joint List is dead. Who will lead the fight for Palestinian citizens?

The re-fragmentation of Palestinian parties in Israel exemplifies the lack of a political compass to guide their struggle, with the public divided on how to confront both a far-right government and a broken liberation movement.

By Amjad Iraqi November 7, 2022

Members of the Joint List arrive for a meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence, Jerusalem, September 22, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The forgotten role of Palestinian citizens in Israel’s coalition wars

Contrary to popular belief, Arab parties have been backing prime ministerial candidates for decades. But what did they gain from the political game?

By Wadea Awawdy October 27, 2022

Members of the Israeli Socialist Left (SHASI) march in Tel Aviv on May Day, May 1, 1990. (Courtesy of the Kaminer family)

Splintered but not broken: A history of Israel’s independent left

From class struggles to women's rights to fighting occupation, Israel's 'independent left' was never a cohesive social movement. Yet its impact is being felt to this day.

By Matan Kaminer and Joel Beinin May 28, 2020

Palestinian students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem protest a violent escalation that followed Nakba Day, while Jewish Israeli students counter-protest opposite them, May 16, 2011. (Ruben Salvadori/Flash 90)

Palestinian students battle militarization of Hebrew University

Palestinian students released a video on Nakba Day highlighting the growing militarization of their university campus, sparking right-wing calls for a criminal investigation.

By Oren Ziv May 27, 2020