3 Arab-Israeli parties agree to run on Joint List slate
(L to R) Ofer Cassif, Jewish member and candidate for the Hadash party, applauds with Heba Yazbak, member and candidate for the Balad party as Osama Saadi, member and candidate Taal party raises his hands together with Balad party member and candidate Mtanes Shehadeh, Hadash s chairman and candidate Ayman Odeh, Taal s leader and candidate Ahmad Tibi, Hadash s member and candidate Aida Touma, and the Islamic Movement s member and candidate Iman Khatib Yassin in Nazareth on September 17, 2019 [AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images] February 5, 2021 at 10:02 am
Three parties have agreed to continue to run in Israel s upcoming elections as one bloc; the Joint List.
Fears Arab political bloc to split ahead of Israel election
Sami Abu Shehadeh at Middle East Monitor s Jerusalem: Legalising the Occupation conference in London, UK on March 3, 2018 [Jehan Alfarra/Middle East Monitor] January 29, 2021 at 10:32 am
Uncertainty surrounds the fate of the Joint List bloc, which is made up of predominantly Arab parties, following reports of disagreements among its members, Israeli Broadcasting Corporation
Makan reported yesterday.
The report came after the head of the National Democratic Gathering (Balad), MK Sami Abu Shehadeh, accused the head of the United Arab List, Mansour Abbas, of allying with Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, instead of the Arab community in Israel.