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Senior Balad official: Lapid is a 'racist' who is mobilizing Arabs to protest against gov'

Balad representatives refuse to attend meeting in Umm al-Fahm with the chairman of the opposition.

'Racist Lapid mobilizing Arabs to protest against gov't'

Protest against Herzog: You are not our president, we are not Israelis

Balad Party activists demonstrate against visit by President Herzog to the city of Umm al-Fahm.

Balad chair intends to fight Israel's government internationally

Outgoing MK Samy Abu Shahadeh claims funds from US Jews went to other Arab parties during the Knesset election campaign.

Israel's Dreidl-Amoeba-Stones election

Amoeba's multiply by dividing. The Israeli left and Arab parties seem not to be amoebas. Let that be a lesson.Op-ed.

Supreme Court rules: Chikli, Balad and Silman will be able to run in the elections

Chikli's candidacy approved by a majority of eight out of nine judges. Balad run approved unanimously.

Tomorrow Supreme Court will discuss Balad's disqualification

Leftist organization "Adalah" claims that Balad's disqualification has no basis and was already discussed in the past in the Supreme Court

Balad to appeal to Supreme Court against its disqualification: We will surprise everyone

Balad Party: We will not submit to Gantz's dictates in trying to engineer an Arab leadership according to his standard.

Arab Balad party barred from running in Knesset elections

Balad expected to appeal to Supreme Court after Central Elections Committee votes to disqualify it from running.

Elections Committee to discuss Balad disqualification

Parties from the right-wing bloc won't attend discussion in Central Elections Committee on disqualifying the Ra'am Party.

Balad chairman: Lapid belongs in the International Criminal Court

MK Samy Abu Shahadeh claims Israel's counterterrorism activity in Judea and Samaria is part of Lapid's election campaign.

Internal polls: Balad party falling below threshold

Arab turnout in November elections expected to be 43% after Joint Arab List splits up.

Balad chairman confident: Arab voter turnout will exceed 50 percent

MK Samy Abu Shahadeh expresses confidence that Balad will pass the threshold, stresses it will not withdraw because of unflattering polls.

Lapid won't back disqualification of Balad Party: The court has already spoken

PM's Yesh Atid Party will not support the disqualification of Balad chairman despite backing such initiatives in the past.

Yesh Atid: Joint List split opportunity for Tibi, Odeh to moderate

Yesh Atid officials say they hope split of Balad party from Joint Arab List will allow remaining parties in list to move towards the center.

Senior officials in Balad: Lapid was behind the dismantling of the Joint List

Senior officials in Balad say Lapid was involved in "dirty trick" that led to Balad running separately from Hadash and Ta’al.

After split in Joint List: Ayman Odeh won't rule out cooperation with Lapid and Gantz

Hadash chairman believes Arab voter turnout will not be harmed despite Balad deciding to run separately from the Joint List.

Last-minute drama: Balad splits from Joint List, will run separately

The distribution of the Arab votes among three parties increases the chance that one of them will not pass the electoral threshold.

Faction of Joint Arab List announces independent run

'We want a coalition which will agree on basic political principles,' MK Abou Shahadeh, chairman of Arab Balad party, says.

Report: Significant progress in talks between parties that make up Joint List

Attempts being made to convince Balad and Ta'al to accept a rotation as part of arrangement that would re-establish the Joint List.

Significant progress in talks between Arab parties

'MK who calls to abolish flag, national anthem, Law of Return should not be in Knesset'

MK Simcha Rotman reacts to Balad leader MK Sami Abou Shahadeh's call to change Israeli flag, national anthem and cancel Law of Return.

'No place in Knesset for MK who is against flag, anthem'

Balad chairman: IDF 'most destructive' force in the world

MK Sami Abu Shehadeh: 'Jews in Israel made 1 of the most well-oiled, most efficient, most destructive machines of destruction in the world.'

Is the Joint List headed towards a split?

Ta'al and Balad parties reportedly considering splitting from Hadash and running separately in November election.

Former MK Zahalka: The Arabs will not forgive Mansour Abbas

Balad chairman claims Mansour Abbas and Ra'am support the "occupation government" in "killing Palestinians."

Balad party will not recommend any candidate for PM

Party announced it intends to call on the entire Joint List not to recommend any of the candidates to the President.

Arab MK: We will sweep our cities clean of Zionist parties

The newly elected head of Balad opened his tenure with a number of controversial opinions on Twitter.

Samy Abu Shahadeh wins election for Balad leadership

Balad has declared its opposition to Israel as a Jewish state and pushed to turn the country into a “state of all its citizens”.

Balad chairman to attend meeting with Blue and White

Blue and White will try to convince Joint List party to agree to minority government which they will support from the outside.

Gesher leader opposes minority government with outside Arab support

MK Orly Levy-Abekasis announces she will oppose formation of Blue and White government which is dependent on Balad party.

'How can you allow such a disgrace?'

PM Netanyahu asks Blue and White MKs opposed to minority govt. with support of Joint List to act to prevent 'govt. dangerous to Israel.'

Blue and White compromises, will meet Balad

Blue and White officials to meet Joint Arab List representatives, including Balad party tomorrow.

MK Heba Yazbak rules out supporting Gantz for PM

MK Heba Yazbak clarifies that Balad will not recommend Benny Gantz to form a government. "We're not the only ones."

Arab unity: Arab nationalist party joins Joint List

'For the sake of ending the occupation.' Balad faction rejoins Joint List, ending split between Arab factions and creating single list.

Three Arab parties announce joint run

Three Arab parties unite under single list, MK Odeh promises fourth will join this week.

'High court will reject ban on Arab parties'

Professor Aviad Hacohen warns Election Committee made a mistake disqualifying Balad party, turned extremists into martyrs.

Balad disqualified from running for the Knesset

Central Elections Committee accepts petition of Likud and Otzma Yehudit, disqualifies Balad from running for the 21st Knesset.

Otzma candidate likely to be permitted to run for Knesset

With support from the New Right, Yisrael Beytenu, Otzma Yehudit candidate expected to win vote, be permitted to run for Knesset.

Balad files complaint against journalist

Arab Balad party accuses journalist Amit Segal of incitement for calling party a terrorist movement.

'Where are condemnations of Arab nationalist party?'

Knesset Speaker pushes back on attacks against Otzma Yehudit faction, says critics should first condemn radical anti-Israel Arab MKs.

Balad MK: We're part of the Palestinian national movement

Outgoing MK Jamal Zahalka says his party identifies with Palestinians and not Israelis, blasts Netanyahu and Gantz.

It's official: MK Zahalka will not return to the Knesset

Following days of speculation, lawmaker from Arab Joint List faction confirms he will not return to the Knesset.

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