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Joint Jewish-Arab Party Makom Launches, Targets 2026 Netanyahu Vote

6/16/2026

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Makom Lekulanu launched in Nazareth on Tuesday to contest the October 2026 election against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.
The party bills itself as a joint Jewish-Arab organization; founders will take unpaid leave from Standing Together and keep the movement legally and financially separate.
Opponents have harassed activists while a left-wing analyst warns the party could split the anti-Netanyahu vote and raise Palestinian youth turnout from one-quarter to one-half.

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Makom Lekulanu launched in Nazareth on Tuesday to contest the October 2026 election against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.
The party bills itself as a joint Jewish-Arab organization; founders will take unpaid leave from Standing Together and keep the movement legally and financially separate.
Opponents have harassed activists while a left-wing analyst warns the party could split the anti-Netanyahu vote and raise Palestinian youth turnout from one-quarter to one-half.