Balad

Kaffiyeh in the Knesset

Arab-Israeli lawmaker Basal Ghattas , of the Arab political party Balad, wore the black-and-white checkered scarf around his neck Wednesday while addressing the Knesset plenum, angering some fellow lawmakers.

After Gaza conflict, Israel’s Arab minority fears rising discrimination

Arab-Israeli opposition to the recent Gaza conflict, which ended with a late August truce, brought the predicament of Israel’s 1.7 million Arabs into stark relief.

Qatar visit by Balad lawmakers spurs call for ban on Arab-Israeli party

Israeli lawmakers called for Balad to be expelled from the Knesset after its lawmakers visited Qatar and perhaps the Arab-Israeli party’s founder, Azmi Bishara.