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Ayman Odeh

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, (left) chats with Mansour Abbas, head of the conservative Islamic Ra'am party during a special session to vote on a new government, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 13, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Emmanuel Dunand-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Israel’s big ‘experiment’: Did a year of coalition partnership bring Jews and Arabs any closer?

Noga Tarnopolsky by Noga Tarnopolsky and JTA July 19, 2022July 19, 2022

Mansour Abbas, the first leader of any majority-Arab party to join an Israeli government launched his reelection campaign earlier this month with a visit to the al-Aqsa mosque, genially posing […]

Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint List (left), with other party members at the party headquarters in the Arab-Israeli city of Shfaram, March 2, 2020. (Photo/JTA-David Cohen-Flash90)
Posted inAnalysis

Arab parties’ historic choice to recommend Gantz for prime minister, explained

by Ron Kampeas and JTA March 19, 2020
At left, Joint Arab List leader Ayman Odeh presents his party's list to the election committee at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, Jan. 15, 2020. (JTA/Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90); at right, Labor Party leader Amir Peretz is seen at a meeting of the Labor-Gesher and Meretz parties in Tel Aviv, Jan. 20, 2020. (JTA/Flash 90)
Posted inOpinion

Can Jewish-Arab cooperation revive Israel’s political left?

Abe Silberstein by Abe Silberstein January 22, 2020January 22, 2020
several men in suits walk toward the camera, flanked by Israeli flags
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Arab parties recommend Benny Gantz to form the next government

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 23, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at a voting station in Jerusalem, Sept. 17, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Alex Kolomoisky-Pool-Flash90)
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5 things to watch for in the aftermath of Israel’s too-close-to-call election

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 18, 2019September 18, 2019

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