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Arab Parties Turn to Arbitration to Finalize Joint List for 2026 Elections
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 6 hours ago
What happened
Israel's Arab parties Hadash, Ta'al, and Balad have failed to agree on the Joint List order for the 2026 elections and have empowered the Reconciliation Committee to decide. The committee, formed in 2015 to resolve disputes, will meet party leaders and aims to announce a decision within a week.
- 01Arab parties Hadash, Ta'al, and Balad failed to agree on the Joint List order for 2026 elections.
- 02A prior agreement limited Balad to only the second and ninth list positions, causing dispute.
- 03Hadash and Ta'al authorized the Reconciliation Committee to decide the list order.
- 04The Reconciliation Committee was established in 2015 to resolve disputes among Arab parties.
- 05The committee will meet party leaders and aims to decide within about a week.
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