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Zini appears to backtrack request to interrogate Arab MKs in election's foreign interference probe

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called on Zini to act immediately arrest and interrogate Arab party leaders, even without permission from the A-G.

Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director David Zini visits at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror, on April 21, 2026.
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration near the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem on October 31, 2026.

Israel's leaders may not accept Arab parties even if required for coalition, IDI president says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas.

Likud maintains contact with Mansour Abbas's Ra'am, journalist claims

Israeli activists demonstrate outside the home of Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot in Herzliya, calling on him to form an alternative government with the support of Arab parties, two days after Israel’s general elections, October 29, 2026

Protesters rally outside Eisenkot's home with calls to include Arab parties in coalition


Israel Election: We must restore hope to Israel's Arab citizens - opinion

Low voter turnout, combined with declarations that the Arab public has no place among Israel’s decision-makers, is liable to create a fertile political climate for populist and racist legislation.

 JOINT LIST leader MK Ayman Odeh stands and shouts his objections during a debate in the Knesset, as Ra’am leader MK Mansour Abbas sits to the left.

Israel's Arab citizens must learn negotiating in uncertainty - opinion

Mansour Abbas’ efforts with the change government showed a steady hand in negotiating complex situations. This is not only what Arab citizens need but what Israel needs.

 SITTING AS Knesset deputy speaker, MK Mansour Abbas presides over a debate in the plenum last week.

Beware false election narratives from both the Left and the Right - opinion

Israel continues to be a free, enlightened, creative and exciting place. Do not let radical electioneering disfigure that noble reality.

 THE KNESSET votes in a preliminary reading on Wednesday to dissolve and hold a new election. It is ‘obscene and boorish’ to portray Israeli society as bisected by two warring narratives, says the writer.

Letters to the Editor June 20, 2022: Get real

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Failed experiment isn't with Arabs, its PM without legitimacy - opinion

When the prime minister lacks legitimacy, the foundation upon which that government rests starts to fray.

 All alone and likely on his way out. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Knesset this week.

Mansour Abbas refuses to rule out government with Netanyahu

Heavy pressure on coalition MKs Zoabi, Ghanaim to resign • Both refuse to back down, say they have no intention to quit Knesset

 Mansour Abbas attends the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 22, 2022

Israel continues working on Arab sector plan worth NIS 30 billion

NIS 2 billion was set aside by the Israeli government for upgrades in the road and transport infrastructure in Arab localities.

 View of the main road in the Arab-Israeli village of Majd al-Krum

Israel can't afford failure of idea that Arab party can be in coalition - analysis

If the Bennett-Lapid government experiment fails, it may or may not, depending on one’s political leanings, be a disaster.

 MK Mazen Ghanaim and MK Nir Orbach exchange words during a vote in the Knesset plenum on June 6, 2022

What makes a nation strong? Lessons for Ukraine, Israel, the US

Israel and the US are models for Ukraine to recognize that a strong country is built on an independent judiciary, freedom of the press, and freedom of speech

 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the Western Wall on January 23, 2020.

Did the experiment fail? 70% of Israelis don’t want Arabs in future coalition - JPost poll

Netanyahu cannot form government in three scenarios • Ben-Gvir would receive six seats

 Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Prime Minister Naftali Bennet and Idit Silman attend a plenary session at the assembly of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, June 28, 2021