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Palestinian Woman Heads Joint Jewish-Arab Party, Targets Coalition

6/17/2026

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Rula Daood became the first Palestinian woman to lead a national Israeli party by co-launching Makom Lekulanu on 16 June 2026.
The Nazareth-based joint Jewish-Arab platform, led by Daood and Alon-Lee Green, seeks equal partnership, peace, social-justice reforms, and cost-of-living relief.
The party, citing internal polls that projected three Knesset seats below the 3.25 % threshold, logged over 1,000 registrations and pledged to join a Bennett or Eisenkot coalition despite opposition reluctance.

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Rula Daood became the first Palestinian woman to lead a national Israeli party by co-launching Makom Lekulanu on 16 June 2026.
The Nazareth-based joint Jewish-Arab platform, led by Daood and Alon-Lee Green, seeks equal partnership, peace, social-justice reforms, and cost-of-living relief.
The party, citing internal polls that projected three Knesset seats below the 3.25 % threshold, logged over 1,000 registrations and pledged to join a Bennett or Eisenkot coalition despite opposition reluctance.