Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsThe agreement between Hadash, Ta'al and Balad to team up for the coming election was a wise one. Now all three, as well as the United Arab List, must stop the infighting and bring the Arab public to the pollsShare 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 formatSubscribeJack Khoury01:57 AM • August 20 2026 IDTWhen the official announcement is made sometime in the next few days that the Hadash, Ta'al and Balad parties will run together in the upcoming election it is likely to emphasize the importance of unity. But behind these grand hopes lies an even more fundamental goal, namely to stop the bleeding.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:KnessetIsraeli politicsIsraeli electionsArab IsraelisItamar Ben-GvirHadashUnited Arab ListCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIranLikudJared KushnerIsrael ElectionsNetanyahuAvraham BurgAnan KhalailiAIPACHaaretz PodcastArab Parties Had No Choice but to Team Up. Can They Translate Unity Into Votes?Stop Smotrich Before He Dooms the Palestinians and the State of IsraelIsrael's Divided and Divisive 'Unity Camp' Is Great News for the OppositionNetanyahu Hopes Warning Turkey Against Military Expansion in Syria Is EnoughIf Hamas Terrorists Are Nazis, Why Doesn't Israel Treat Them as Such?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in ArgentinaReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest Lies'We're Not Nazis. This Isn't an Extermination Machine as During the Holocaust'So Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?