Outgoing Arab MK Jamal Zahalka on Saturday said that his Balad party is not part of the Israeli left but rather “an integral part of the Palestinian national movement”.
Zahalka’s comments came at the start of the Balad party primaries and were quoted by Kan 11 News. During the primaries, Mtanes Shihadeh was elected to head Balad in the 21st Knesset instead of Zahalka, who announced last month that he would not run in the April election.
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