Posts Tagged: Balad
Survey: Record Low Arab Turnout Expected in Upcoming Israeli Elections, Some Arab Support for Likud
Turnout from Israel's Arab minority is expected to hit record lows in the country's upcoming general elections, according to a new survey released Sunday by...
Far-Rightists Cleared for Israel Election, Arab Party Blocked
Israel's election board has approved far-right Jewish candidates accused by rivals of racism for next month's election while disqualifying an Arab party that Prime Minister...
Arab Parties in the Knesset Can’t Have It Both Ways
There are fundamental differences between the Israeli Arab political parties Balad and Hadash. The former perceives itself as the representative of all the Palestinian people...
Lieberman Seeks to Ban Anti-Israel Party From Knesset
Arutz Sheva - Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who heads Yisrael Beytenu, said Monday that his party intends to resubmit a court motion asking that the Balad party...
Netanyahu Hits Back at Arab MK Who Tells Knesset ‘We Were Here Before You, and We’ll be Here After You’ (VIDEO)
A meeting at Israel's Knesset Wednesday turned heated after Arab Israeli MK Jamal Zahalka (Balad) declared that Israeli Jews are an "enemy of peace." Zahalka...
Arab Voter Turnout Low But Arab Parties Still Gain Seat in 19th Knesset
The 2013 Israeli elections boasted the highest voter turnout since 1999, hovering around 67%, but Arab voters were substantially less enthusiastic about exercising their democratic...
Israeli Actress Einat Weizman Throws Support Behind Arab-Israeli Political Party
An Israeli actress threw her support behind the Arab-Israeli political party Balad on Sunday, saying it is "the only option for those who want to...
