Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeWith a joint ticket, Arab representation becomes stronger and more significant, but the size of the bloc opposing Netanyahu could drop to around 50-52 Knesset seats, leaving it no way of forming a coalition05:32 AM • May 25 2026 IDTUntil a short while ago, I supported the establishment of a joint slate of Arab parties. I figured it would affect both camps equally. I surmised that if the list increased voter turnout among Arab citizens and yielded 16 or 17 Knesset seats to represent the Arab population, it would be worth it. No one could ignore such a force, and the showing would find its expression in the actions of any government.In the NewsNorthern Israelis: U.S.-Iran Deal Would Be 'Death Blow' if Hezbollah RemainsArab, Muslim Countries Condemn Ben-Gvir Over Gaza Flotilla ActionsThree Major Arab Parties Announce Joint Election Slate, Fourth to JoinIsraeli Defense Officials Wary Emerging Iran Deal Ignores Israel's InterestsTrump Says He Told Negotiators 'Not to Rush' Iran Deal as Truce Reportedly NearsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonWorld Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists VideoOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth