Hadash, Ta'al, and Balad have formally agreed to run together on a joint electoral list for the upcoming Knesset elections, according to MK Hanoch Milwidsky, who criticized the left bloc for prioritizing candidates he says reject Jewish nationhood. Ra'am remains outside the joint list, continuing its separate coalition-oriented path.
The move finalizes an electoral alliance between Hadash (the Jewish-Arab Communist party), Ta'al, and Balad, leaving Ra'am — led by Mansour Abbas — on the outside. As The Zioneer reported earlier today, Ra'am has committed to a path of coalition partnership, while the three other Arab-led parties are heading to the opposition. MK Hanoch Milwidsky (Likud) attacked the left bloc, saying it prefers candidates who reject Jewish nationhood over figures like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and MK Itamar Ben Gvir. The joint list without Ra'am was confirmed earlier today by Hadash itself, according to N12, which noted Ra'am had not joined despite flexibility by the joint list's steering committee. The split underscores the deepening divide among Arab-led factions ahead of the next Knesset term.
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