The “most consequential election in Israel’s history” has not changed the country’s unbearably bleak outlook. But the Palestinian minority has come out in force for solidarity and justice.
Celebrations over high voter turnout at the Joint List and Mansour Abbas' UAL headquarters have given way to frustration and concern. While Abbas is keeping his options open, the Joint List has offered to work with Eisenkot to unseat Netanyahu.
The limits of BRICS
The decision to ban the UAL, the Joint List and Balad's party leader Sami Abu Shehadeh and Jewish MK Ofer Cassif from Hadash is expected to reach the Israel High Court for review. The committee said they reject Israel as a Jewish and democratic state
Elections galore
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.
Beyond electoral arithmetic, the reunification of Arab parties is a step toward rebuilding political infrastructure and combating social fragmentation.
Living in the light and shadow of Stalingrad
The Joint List was a historic electoral alliance of Palestinian-majority parties. Ten years after its formation, this experiment in Palestinian unity inside Israel — and its ultimate collapse — shows the need for carefully cultivated alliances.
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented an imperialist horror show. An American and an Israeli, each with his own criminal indictments, decided to determine the future of the Palestinian people.
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