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Joint List offers conditional support to an anti-Netanyahu coalition
Yousef Jabareen, who leads the Hadash faction of the Arab-led Joint List, said the party is willing to help an opposition bloc replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israel’s October 27 election.
The party could support a minority government from outside the coalition, rather than joining it.
Jabareen said that support would come with conditions, including a funded plan to reduce crime in Arab communities and a path toward Palestinian statehood.
He also called for an end to home demolitions.
Polls have indicated that neither Netanyahu’s supporters nor his opponents are likely to win the 61 Knesset seats needed for a majority without Arab support.
Most mainstream opposition parties have ruled out relying on Arab factions, and most oppose a Palestinian state.
The Joint List says it is prepared to negotiate after the election, but it has not agreed to support a specific coalition.
Joint List leader Yousef Jabareen said the party is willing to help an anti-Netanyahu bloc form a government, provided its conditions are met.
The party could support a minority government from outside the coalition, including by abstaining or voting in favor.
Jabareen’s stated conditions include a budgeted plan to fight crime in Arab communities and a path toward Palestinian statehood.
Most mainstream anti-Netanyahu parties have ruled out relying on Arab factions to form a coalition, and most oppose a Palestinian state.
The statement came less than two weeks before Israel’s October 27 election, when polls indicated neither main bloc would win 61 Knesset seats without Arab support.
- Who
- Yousef Jabareen, who leads the Hadash faction of the Joint List, announced the party’s position.
- What
- The Joint List is willing to provide an electoral safety net for an anti-Netanyahu coalition, subject to conditions.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026; the election was scheduled for October 27.
- Where
- Israel’s Knesset.
- Why
- The party said it wants to replace the Netanyahu government. It would seek commitments on crime in Arab communities and Palestinian statehood in return for support.
Joint List
Mainstream anti-Netanyahu parties
Reliance on Arab parties
Joint List
The Joint List is willing to support an anti-Netanyahu government from outside the coalition, subject to conditions.
Mainstream anti-Netanyahu parties
Most mainstream anti-Netanyahu parties have ruled out relying on Arab factions to form a coalition.
Palestinian statehood
Joint List
The Joint List demands a diplomatic path toward establishing a Palestinian state as a condition for support.
Mainstream anti-Netanyahu parties
Most mainstream anti-Netanyahu parties oppose a Palestinian state.
We have full freedom of action, with no limits, to replace the Netanyahu government, and we will use all the tools at our disposal.
After the election, we’ll impose our conditions on any political constellation in Israel.
Polls showed both Netanyahu’s supporters and opponents falling short of an outright 61-seat Knesset majority without Arab support.
Jabareen said the Joint List was prepared to support an anti-Netanyahu coalition if its conditions were met.
Israel’s election was scheduled to take place.
- Joint List leader
- Yousef Jabareen
- Election date
- October 27, 2026
- Required Knesset majority
- 61 seats
- Crime policy condition
- A budgeted plan to fight crime in Arab communities
- Diplomatic condition
- A pathway to Palestinian statehood
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