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Joint List Launch Calls for Unity Ahead of October Elections
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Core Event: Campaign Rally in Tel Aviv
At a Hebrew-language launch event in Tel Aviv, Joint List chairman Yousef Jabareen urged both Jews and Arabs to vote for the Arab-led alliance to prevent another “bloodshed government” under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Background: Arab Parties, Disqualifications and Coalition Prospects
The Joint List comprises three of the four main Arab-led parties—Hadash, Ta’al and Balad—and is positioned against the separate Arab party Ra’am, led by Manosur Abbas, which declined to join the alliance. Recent legal challenges saw Sami Abu Shehadeh, Balad chairman and the Joint List’s third-ranked candidate, withdraw after the Supreme Court’s nine-justice panel appeared ready to approve his disqualification. The court ultimately cleared the Joint List, Ra’am and MK Ofer Cassif (sixth slot) to run, overturning the Central Elections Committee’s earlier bans.
Official Statements & Responses
MK Ahmad Tibi, second on the Joint List slate, projected the alliance could win ten seats and “send this evil government home.” Polls have placed the Joint List at roughly seven to eight seats, a figure that historically improves when Arab parties run together.
Verbatim Quotes
- “It is either the Right and another term of the bloodshed government, or a large and strong Joint List that will look after all the citizens of the country, Jews and Arabs,” — Yousef Jabareen
Outlook: Electoral Impact and Policy Goals
The Joint List’s platform calls for the removal of Netanyahu and far-right figures such as National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, an end to the recent spike in Arab-community crime, and the establishment of a Palestinian state. By positioning itself as a cross-community alternative, the alliance seeks to attract a broad electorate in the upcoming October elections, potentially reshaping Israel’s coalition dynamics.