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Golan Meets Joint List Leaders to Discuss Replacing Netanyahu
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Democrats party leader Yair Golan met with Joint List chairman Yousef Jabareen and Ahmad Tibi in Tel Aviv. This was the first meeting between the parties since the elections for the 26th Knesset, which took place the previous Tuesday. The leaders discussed coordinating their parliamentary factions to leverage a majority to replace the current government led by Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, and Smotrich.
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What happened
- 01Democrats party leader Yair Golan met with Joint List leaders Yousef Jabareen and Ahmad Tibi in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
- 02The parties agreed to coordinate their parliamentary factions to leverage a majority and replace the Netanyahu-Ben-Gvir-Smotrich government.
- 03Jabareen and Tibi presented key issues facing the Arab community, and the parties discussed practical steps to address them.
- 04The meeting was the first between the parties since the elections for the 26th Knesset, which took place the previous Tuesday.
- 05President Yitzhak Herzog begins coalition recommendation meetings with Knesset parties on Tuesday.
- 06The meeting follows Avigdor Lieberman's announcement that he would not support a government backed by Arab parties.
- 07Following Lieberman's announcement, the left-wing bloc reportedly intensified efforts to court Haredi parties.
During the meeting, Jabareen and Tibi presented key issues facing the Arab community, and the parties discussed practical steps to address them. Both sides agreed to maintain ongoing communication and coordination for future political initiatives, aiming to strengthen their parliamentary partnership and advance an agenda of equality and peace. The meeting is part of broader opposition coordination efforts ahead of President Yitzhak Herzog's coalition recommendation talks, which begin on Tuesday.
The meeting follows recent political developments, including a declaration by Avigdor Lieberman that he would not participate in a government supported by Arab parties, even from the outside. Following Lieberman's statement, the left-wing bloc reportedly intensified efforts to court Haredi parties. Golan's meeting with the Joint List leaders precedes a broader gathering of "Camp of Change" leaders, including Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman, Yair Golan, and Yair Lapid.
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