Joint Jewish-Arab party launches ahead of Israeli elections, calling for equality

A new joint Jewish-Arab political party, "A Place for All of Us," launched Tuesday, aiming to unite voters across ethnic lines ahead of Israel's upcoming elections. The party emphasizes shared leadership, equality, and social change, with co-chairs Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green leading activists from the Left-wing Standing Together movement.

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A Place for All of Us was a truly shared Arab-Jewish party, truly equal, that grew from the ground up and will not disconnect from it.

The party's platform focuses on issues affecting daily life, including violence, crime, security amid ongoing conflict, the high cost of living, housing, and education. It also prioritizes advancing an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, which it describes as an "urgent issue that has been pushed to the margins."

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We are doing this because this is the last moment to save our society.

Party leaders stated their goal is to offer a new political direction for Israel, not just to oppose the current government. Daood highlighted the party's grassroots origins and its commitment to equality, stating, "We are doing this because this is the last moment to save our society." She also noted her position as the first woman to lead a political party in Israel and the first Palestinian woman to head a national party.

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We are being abandoned, murdered, our future is being burned, and I know that to fix this, it is not enough to only say what we are against.

Green expressed the party's intention to mobilize young voters, particularly those who might otherwise abstain from voting. He specifically targeted the removal of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power. The launch comes as four main Arab parties, Hadash, Ta’al, Balad, and Ra’am, prepare for the elections, with Hadash, Ta’al, and Balad planning to reestablish the Joint List without Ra’am.

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The party will bring out young voters who, without a Jewish-Arab party, would not have gone to vote.