Joint List Celebrates Historic Achievement, Vows to Oust Netanyahu Government

The Joint List political party has lauded the Arab public for achieving a "historic" electoral day, characterized by high voter turnout in Arab towns and villages across the Galilee, the Triangle, and the Negev. The party stated that the electorate recognized the "danger of the stage" and turned election day into a "popular demonstration" against "fascists," responding at the ballot box to what it described as the "government of butchers" and its policies of "demolition, racism, and war crimes."

The Joint List expressed gratitude to its voters for the "clear and wide trust" granted to the party, which it believes has made it a decisive force. The party also acknowledged thousands of activists and voters from "democratic Jewish forces" who it said swam against the "racist current."

While final results are not yet announced, the Joint List indicated that the high turnout among the Arab community played a crucial role in preventing Netanyahu's bloc from securing the 61 seats needed to form a government. The party also credited the high turnout with contributing to the electoral failure of figures like "Finch" and his partner "Yosef Haddad," as well as the right-wing "Hendl and Zelicha" list, falling below the electoral threshold.

The party attributed this achievement to the will of the people and the efforts of thousands of activists and volunteers. The Joint List pledged to use the power granted to it by the public to work towards ousting the Netanyahu government and preventing its return. It stated readiness to cooperate in paving the way for an alternative government, provided that opposition parties demonstrate "political courage," present a genuine alternative, reject the exclusion of the Arab public and its representatives, and commit to the demands and rights of the Arab people.