THE Joint List alliance of Arab-majority parties will stand at the next Israeli elections despite the departure of one of its constituent parties, the remaining three organisations say.
Leader of the Communist Party-led Hadash alliance Israel’s only party with both Jewish and Arab members Ayman Odeh MK will continue to head the Joint List alongside the Balad and Ta’al parties.
The Islamic Movement-affiliated United Arab List, known as Ra’am, has split from the group under Mansour Abbas MK, over differences including its opposition to gay rights and potential support for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial over corruption charges.
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Israel’s Arab Joint List Comes Apart as Elections Approach Daniel Sonnenfeld 01/31/2021
The Arab majority alliance, the third largest party in the Knesset, appears to have split over the Islamic faction s demand that right-wing allies be considered
Last week, the Joint List – Israel’s majority Arab political party – celebrated its fifth anniversary. And days later it split up over seemingly insurmountable tensions.
Sources within the four majority Arab parties that made up the Joint List alliance cited lawmaker Mansour Abbas’ divergence from the alliance’s policy of non-cooperation with the Israeli right as the main reason for division. It is not clear, however, that the breakup is permanent, or if other configurations of the alliance will emerge by Thursday, when official party lists are closed.
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