Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Hadash will formally approve Samir Abu Zaid for the fourth spot on the Joint List after Jafar Farah announces his withdrawal. Dozens of Farah supporters protested the selection process, while a senior official warned of a possible legal challengeShare 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 Khouryand Adi HashmonaiSeptember 05, 2026The leadership of Hadash and the Israeli Communist Party selected Samir Abu Zaid, head of the Eilabun local council, on Saturday to replace Jafar Farah, who said he would not run in the Knesset election following a Haaretz report on allegations that he sexually harassed women, as the second candidate on Hadash's Knesset slate and fourth on the Joint List.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Joint ListKnessetIsraeli politicsIsraeli electionsArab IsraelisHadashCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K.EisenkotJD VanceBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJohn Malkovich Cancels Israel Performance Over Quotes Falsely Attributed to HimTrump: Iran War Will End 'Immediately' After the U.S. Midterm ElectionDenisovan Culture Revealed in Bat Cave in ChinaU.S. Jewish Umbrella Group Condemns Import Ban on Goods From Israeli SettlementsEarliest Known Drug Use and Its Consequences Discovered in IndonesiaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionNetanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéMore Stories to Explore