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A century after its founding, the Israeli Communist Party is at a crossroads
For 100 years, Maki has been the leading force for Jewish-Palestinian equality in Israeli politics, yet it has failed to unite Arab and Jewish workers into a viable movement. Was it doomed from the start?
By
Joel Beinin
July 28, 2023
No, Israel’s apartheid doesn’t stop at the Green Line
The fall of the Bennett government illustrates that maintaining Jewish supremacy overrides all other considerations in Israeli politics.
By
Orly Noy
June 27, 2022
Ayman Odeh is right: Why should Palestinians serve in the occupier’s police?
Despite Israeli outrage, it is legitimate for the Joint List leader to ask his people not to be part of an apparatus that brutally oppresses other Palestinians.
By
Orly Noy
April 13, 2022
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Bennett’s coalition crisis puts Palestinian parties in a dilemma
Facing disgruntled voters and the threat of Netanyahu's return, the Joint List appears conflicted about whether to provide a lifeline to the government.
By
Wadea Awawdy
April 11, 2022
Ayman Odeh still wants to be Israel’s first Palestinian prime minister
In his first interview following the new government's formation, the Joint List head talks Ra’am’s decision to join the coalition, his steadfast support for two states, and why he thinks he can lead Israel's democratic camp to victory.
By
Meron Rapoport
July 5, 2021
How an Islamist became Israel’s unlikely political kingmaker
The fall of the Joint List and rise of Ra'am's Mansour Abbas show that Israeli politics can no longer ignore Palestinian citizens — even if it may end up boosting the right.
By
Edo Konrad
March 24, 2021
Netanyahu’s authoritarian rule is turning Israelis against the state
The 'anyone but Bibi' slogan has clear limitations, but when Netanyahu and the Israeli regime have become one and the same, a new civil struggle has begun.
By
Meron Rapoport
July 23, 2020
New evidence reveals Bedouin citizen was left to die after police shooting
High Court petition shows Israeli police did nothing to save Yacoub Abu al-Qi'an's life or to quell accusations that he was a 'terrorist' during a 2017 demolition raid.
By
Oren Ziv
February 23, 2020
Police botched investigation into shooting of Arab MK, report finds
Human rights group demands Israel Police reopen its case into the 2017 shooting of Joint List Chairman Ayman Odeh in the head with a sponge-tipped bullet after finding the initial investigation was ‘negligent.’ The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel is appealing Israel Police’s investigation of its officers’ conduct during a home demolition in the unrecognized Bedouin village of Umm…
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Oren Ziv
October 25, 2019
The biggest loser in this election: Liberal Zionism
Israelis consistently vote against the idea of a Jewish and democratic Israel alongside a Palestinian state. It is now impossible to see how that could ever be realized. On Sunday Ayman Odeh, the chairman of the Joint List, met with President Reuven Rivlin to announce his party’s noteworthy decision to endorse Benny Gantz, chairman of…
By
Mairav Zonszein
September 26, 2019
Voting Netanyahu out is not going to ‘save’ Israel-Palestine
Israeli citizens are about to vote in national elections for the second time in six months. But has anything changed since April? Why is no one talking about the occupation? And are we really about to see the end of the Netanyahu era? +972 writers talk about why these elections matter. Israeli voters will head to the…
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Natasha Roth-Rowland
September 15, 2019
Arabs in Israel want to join the government. You’ll never guess who’s stopping them
Joint List Chairman Ayman Odeh said he would be willing to consider joining a center-left coalition, prompting a response from Israel’s centrist party that reveals the true face of those who hope to replace Netanyahu. I do not know whether Joint List Chairman Ayman Odeh is a diligent paramedic or a doctor preparing for the long-term treatment of a 72-year-old patient suffering from…
By
Samah Salaime
August 25, 2019
New evidence backs Arab MK’s claims that police shot him
An investigation by a London-based research center shows MK Ayman Odeh was shot with a sponge-tipped bullet during clashes in Umm al-Hiran in 2017. Police repeatedly claimed he was hit by a stone thrown by one of the protesters. New evidence suggests Israeli police shot Palestinian Member of Knesset Ayman Odeh in the head with a sponge-tipped bullet during…
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Oren Ziv
June 5, 2019
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