Hadash and Ta'al + Balad are pretty open about this indeed.
October 28, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Hadash and Ta'al + Balad are pretty open about this indeed.
It's telling that the short hand for this bloc is always the "Arab parties," when the Joint List includes Hadash, explicitly formed as an alliance of Palestinians and Israeli Jews to fight for justice together. Hadash initially included the Israeli Black Panthers, and has always had a Jewish MK.
October 29, 2026 at 3:49 PM
It's telling that the short hand for this bloc is always the "Arab parties," when the Joint List includes Hadash, explicitly formed as an alliance of Palestinians and Israeli Jews to fight for justice together. Hadash initially included the Israeli Black Panthers, and has always had a Jewish MK.
hadash is the only party i support
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies is in full-blown panic mode about the fact that the 48-Palestinian parties of Israel have reached an unprecedented 19 seats in the Knesset, and so they are now trying to fearmonger about Hadash and Balad.
Here's FDD's pitch: racial equality is bad.
Here's FDD's pitch: racial equality is bad.
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2. Changing Israel's constitutional and national character
Under Section 3 of the Platform, From Racism to Full Equality, the Joint List advocates:
A constitutional framework founded on equal citizenship regardless of national or religious affiliation.
Recognition of Palestinian Arabs in Israel as an indigenous national community with collective national rights [in Israel].
Separation of religion and state.
Repeal of legislation it considers to establish Jewish supremacy, particularly the Nation-State Basic Law.
Now this might sound noble, except for the fact that the Joint List defines Zionism itself as racist (see Point 1).
The 2018 Nation-State Basic Law establishes that national self-determination in Israel is exclusive to the Jewish people. Repealing that law and replacing its constitutional principles would materially change Israel's existing constitutional definition.
There is an important qualification: advocating equal citizenship or repealing the Nation-State Law does not, by itself, necessarily entail abolishing every aspect of Israel's Jewish character. However, Balad, a constituent party of the Joint List and an explicitly Arab/Palestinian nationalist party, explicitly advocates transforming Israel into a “state of all its citizens” rather than one constitutionally defined as Jewish.
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October 29, 2026 at 10:19 PM
hadash is the only party i support
The 48er parties are totally rational to supply confidence but what'll happen when a vote comes up to renew the extension of civilian law in the Jewish settlements of occupied Palestinian territory and Balad, and hopefully Hadash and Ta'al, vote it down and the government collapses? Who's to blame?
October 31, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The 48er parties are totally rational to supply confidence but what'll happen when a vote comes up to renew the extension of civilian law in the Jewish settlements of occupied Palestinian territory and Balad, and hopefully Hadash and Ta'al, vote it down and the government collapses? Who's to blame?
Balad, Hadash and Ta'al call for a state of all its citizens
October 28, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Balad, Hadash and Ta'al call for a state of all its citizens
Perhaps instead of describing the Israeli election factions as "Jewish" and "Arab" parties, we can call them "Apartheid" and "Anti-Apartheid" parties? There are a hell of a lot of Jews in Hadash, which is usually described vaguely as part of the "Arab parties," and words matter!
October 29, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Perhaps instead of describing the Israeli election factions as "Jewish" and "Arab" parties, we can call them "Apartheid" and "Anti-Apartheid" parties? There are a hell of a lot of Jews in Hadash, which is usually described vaguely as part of the "Arab parties," and words matter!
Yes the actual issue is not Netanyahu but rather that Yashar, Together and Yisrael Beiteinu all categorically reject a coalition with the Arab parties including Ra'am, let alone Hadash-Ta'al and Balad.
October 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Yes the actual issue is not Netanyahu but rather that Yashar, Together and Yisrael Beiteinu all categorically reject a coalition with the Arab parties including Ra'am, let alone Hadash-Ta'al and Balad.
🎯 Changing Israel's Course Won't Happen Without the Arab Community 🧵🚨
By Ayman Odeh, a member of the Knesset and chairman of the Hadash-Ta'al party
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
EVERY WORD 🎯🎯🎯
By Ayman Odeh, a member of the Knesset and chairman of the Hadash-Ta'al party
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
EVERY WORD 🎯🎯🎯
October 30, 2026 at 6:25 AM
🎯 Changing Israel's Course Won't Happen Without the Arab Community 🧵🚨
By Ayman Odeh, a member of the Knesset and chairman of the Hadash-Ta'al party
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
EVERY WORD 🎯🎯🎯
By Ayman Odeh, a member of the Knesset and chairman of the Hadash-Ta'al party
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
EVERY WORD 🎯🎯🎯
I believe the communists are considered an Arab party, though their list includes both Jewish and Arab politicians and has support among voters across ethnic groups
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadash
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadash
Hadash - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 27, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I believe the communists are considered an Arab party, though their list includes both Jewish and Arab politicians and has support among voters across ethnic groups
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadash
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadash
Israelis rarely talk about Hadash as a scary communist party, besides "islamists" the usual message is that they are "terror supporters", the enemies within.
October 29, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Israelis rarely talk about Hadash as a scary communist party, besides "islamists" the usual message is that they are "terror supporters", the enemies within.
one small thing I'm noticing amidst all the speculation: the media shorthand "the Arab parties," which covers the Joint List and Ra'am, effectively erases the 10k or so Jewish voters who form part of the base of Hadash (one of the parties in the Joint List).
October 28, 2026 at 6:09 PM
one small thing I'm noticing amidst all the speculation: the media shorthand "the Arab parties," which covers the Joint List and Ra'am, effectively erases the 10k or so Jewish voters who form part of the base of Hadash (one of the parties in the Joint List).
Yeah, this. Arab parties in Israel aren't remnants like UDMR. Other than Hadash, they date to 1990s emancipation, when many Arabs voted for the Zionist left. But Barak left Arabs so disillusioned it created modern electoral segregation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_sa...
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October 30, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Yeah, this. Arab parties in Israel aren't remnants like UDMR. Other than Hadash, they date to 1990s emancipation, when many Arabs voted for the Zionist left. But Barak left Arabs so disillusioned it created modern electoral segregation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_sa...
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the Joint List includes Hadash, which used to be the israeli communist party and has many jewish members even though in media shorthand it is one of the "arab parties"
October 28, 2026 at 5:58 PM
the Joint List includes Hadash, which used to be the israeli communist party and has many jewish members even though in media shorthand it is one of the "arab parties"
Hadash doesn't just draw support from these voters but systematically reserves spaces on its list for Jewish MKs in line with its bi-national platform. what this tic says, effectively, is that a Jew who goes too far to the left "becomes" an Arab or disappears from the "Jewish" public.
October 28, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Hadash doesn't just draw support from these voters but systematically reserves spaces on its list for Jewish MKs in line with its bi-national platform. what this tic says, effectively, is that a Jew who goes too far to the left "becomes" an Arab or disappears from the "Jewish" public.
Hadash is part of the Joint List, generally considered part of the Arab coalition.
October 27, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Hadash is part of the Joint List, generally considered part of the Arab coalition.
a two-term limit law, and establish an organizing committee and temporary committees.
Then, alongside these steps, form a government with Ra’am and the support of Hadash-Ta’al, and begin bringing this country back to sanity.
Then, alongside these steps, form a government with Ra’am and the support of Hadash-Ta’al, and begin bringing this country back to sanity.
October 30, 2026 at 6:10 AM
a two-term limit law, and establish an organizing committee and temporary committees.
Then, alongside these steps, form a government with Ra’am and the support of Hadash-Ta’al, and begin bringing this country back to sanity.
Then, alongside these steps, form a government with Ra’am and the support of Hadash-Ta’al, and begin bringing this country back to sanity.
"No one talks about the left in Israel anymore," says the Atlantic. Yet the Israelis who voted for the Joint List earned the group 11 seats in the Knesset.
The Joint List consists for three parties including Hadash, the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Joint List consists for three parties including Hadash, the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Bursting of the Tel Aviv Bubble
The liberal, cosmopolitan side of Israel is facing a moment of truth.
www.theatlantic.com
November 2, 2026 at 8:55 AM
"No one talks about the left in Israel anymore," says the Atlantic. Yet the Israelis who voted for the Joint List earned the group 11 seats in the Knesset.
The Joint List consists for three parties including Hadash, the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Joint List consists for three parties including Hadash, the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
If he means Ta'al and Balad then Ra'am + Hadash will put the Change Coalition over the top. It would be weird - Hadash and Ta'al have the same views on the issues that matter to Jews - but Ta'al is Tibi's personalist vehicle and has been called out by name over so many elections.
October 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
If he means Ta'al and Balad then Ra'am + Hadash will put the Change Coalition over the top. It would be weird - Hadash and Ta'al have the same views on the issues that matter to Jews - but Ta'al is Tibi's personalist vehicle and has been called out by name over so many elections.
The head of the Hadash branch office of Kiryat Arba would like you to know their job is very serious
October 27, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The head of the Hadash branch office of Kiryat Arba would like you to know their job is very serious
Are they... confusing Hadash? If it isn't that, I give up and you can DM me
October 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Are they... confusing Hadash? If it isn't that, I give up and you can DM me
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies is in full-blown panic mode about the fact that the 48-Palestinian parties of Israel have reached an unprecedented 19 seats in the Knesset, and so they are now trying to fearmonger about Hadash and Balad.
Here's FDD's pitch: racial equality is bad.
Here's FDD's pitch: racial equality is bad.
October 29, 2026 at 10:10 PM
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies is in full-blown panic mode about the fact that the 48-Palestinian parties of Israel have reached an unprecedented 19 seats in the Knesset, and so they are now trying to fearmonger about Hadash and Balad.
Here's FDD's pitch: racial equality is bad.
Here's FDD's pitch: racial equality is bad.
Do we think there were Jewish closeted Hadash voters?
October 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Do we think there were Jewish closeted Hadash voters?
TS By the way, when calculating coalitions it's good to remember that the Joint List is a technical bloc - it's possible to join in coalition with just Ta'al or just Hadash, if necessary
אגב, כשמחשבים קואליציות כדאי לזכור שהמשותפת היא בלוק טכני - אפשר לצרף לקואליציה רק את תעל או רק את חדש, אם צריך
October 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
TS By the way, when calculating coalitions it's good to remember that the Joint List is a technical bloc - it's possible to join in coalition with just Ta'al or just Hadash, if necessary
It is true that this is not the outcome we had hoped for. But given that this is the result, the leaders of the pro-change bloc have an obligation to seize the rare opportunity that has presented itself.
19 seats for Hadash-Ta’al and Ra’am.
19 seats for Hadash-Ta’al and Ra’am.
October 30, 2026 at 6:08 AM
It is true that this is not the outcome we had hoped for. But given that this is the result, the leaders of the pro-change bloc have an obligation to seize the rare opportunity that has presented itself.
19 seats for Hadash-Ta’al and Ra’am.
19 seats for Hadash-Ta’al and Ra’am.