The Jerusalem Post reports that the deal to revive the Joint List among Arab parties has collapsed due to disagreements over the order of the electoral slate. Party leaders had agreed in January to revive the alliance, though Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas said the technical arrangement could split after the election, leaving his party free to join a coalition.
The collapse of the Joint List deal marks another chapter in the turbulent efforts to unify Arab-majority parties ahead of the next election. The Zioneer had previously reported on the revival of the list by Hadash, Ta'al, and Balad in August, with Ra'am remaining outside the alliance. The current dispute centers on the order of candidates on the joint slate, a technical issue that has proven decisive. The deal's failure leaves the three parties without a unified electoral vehicle, while Ra'am continues its separate coalition-oriented path. Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas had earlier indicated that the alliance could split after the election, keeping his options open for joining a coalition government.
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