Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Analysis An initial deal to establish a 'joint slate' instilled hope in Arab voters, but dangers lurk in seat distribution battles. Judging by past elections, a strong joint slate inspires the Arab public to vote en masse, while a disjointed one leaves citizens at home on voting dayShare 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 formatSubscribe03:59 PM • May 26 2026 IDTThe joint announcement by Hadash, Ta'al, Balad, and the United Arab List regarding their willingness to form a "pluralistic joint slate" indicates that a decisive moment is approaching. CommentsIn the NewsNetanyahu's Mossad Chief Pick Cleared by State Panel Despite Chair's ObjectionIsraeli Army Chief Discharges Ex-top Prosecutor Amid Leak InvestigationSome Canadian Jews Say Ride-sharing Apps Are No Longer Safe. Enter JewrideThe West's Furor Over Ben-GvirPoll: Bennett-Lapid Merger Party Loses Three Seats, Likud Remains Largest PartyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in Kentucky'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth