The Joint List submitted its candidate list for the Knesset to the Central Elections Committee yesterday evening (September 8). The list is a partnership between the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash), the National Democratic Assembly (Balad), and the Arab Movement for Change (Ta’al). Leading the list is the head of the Hadash faction, Prof. Yousef Jabareen, a resident of Umm al-Fahm, is an expert in constitutional law and human rights who served in the Knesset on behalf of Hadash from 2015 to 2021. During his parliamentary tenure, he served as the chairman of the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Sami Abu Shehadeh, Prof. Yousef Jabareen and MK Ahmad Tibi at the Central Elections Committee yesterday evening, Tuesday, September 8, 2026 (Photo: Zo Haderekh)

In second place on the list is the chairman of Ta’al, MK Ahmad Tibi. Dr. Tibi, a resident of Jerusalem and a physician by profession, has served as a Member of Knesset continuously since 1999. He is one of the longest-serving and most experienced lawmakers in the plenum, having previously served as the Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. In third place on the list is the chairman of Balad, Sami Abu Shehadeh. Abu Shehadeh, a resident of Jaffa, served as an MK on behalf of Balad from 2019 to 2022. He also previously served as a member of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa City Council.

In fourth place on the list is Dr. Faten Ghattas (Hadash). Ghattas, from the village of Rameh in the Galilee, is a veteran communist activist who previously coordinated the activities of the Israel Cancer Association within Arab society. In fifth place on the list is Bachar Awawdeh (Balad). Awawdeh, a resident of Kafr Kanna, is a veteran Balad activist with over 30 years of activity in Arab civil society organizations. Among other roles, he served as the director of the Coalition Against Racism.

In sixth place on the list is incumbent Member of Knesset Dr. Ofer Cassif, who has represented Hadash in the Knesset since 2019. Cassif, who lives in Rehovot, has distinguished himself in recent years through grassroots field activity against the occupation of the Palestinian territories, the war against the Palestinian people in Gaza and social struggles, alongside his extensive parliamentary work.

In seventh place on the list is former MK Yousef Atawuneh (Hadash), a resident of Hura, served as an MK on behalf of Hadash from 2022 to 2025 and is considered one of the leaders of the Arab-Bedouin population in the Negev. In eighth place on the list is Dr. Maha Karkabi-Sabbah. Karkabi-Sabbah, from Shefa-Amr (Shfaram), is a senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Ben-Gurion University and manages the research unit of the Arab Economic Forum.

In ninth place on the list is Adv. Ahmad Darawshe (Ta’al), a lawyer and the director-general of the Reine local council in the Galilee. In tenth place on the list is Dr. Nihaya Washahi (Hadash), a lecturer in education and a member of the Hadash faction leadership within the Teachers’ Union. Washahi is a resident of Ar’ara and a representative on the local council on behalf of Hadash.

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