Abu Shehadeh, a highly respected journalist and intellectual, was snatched by 15 masked men. This is, in most likelihood, part of the effort to discredit the elections by claiming they were "stolen" by Palestinian voters. So far, no evidence has been presented.

The New Arab@thenewarab.bsky.social · 6d ago

Around 15 Israeli officers, some of them masked, raided the Jaffa home of journalist and colleague Abed Abu Shehadeh, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, at midnight on 3 November. Police refused to disclose where he is being held.

Meanwhile in Israel www.middleeasteye.net/news/israels...

Israel's Shin Bet arrests activist amid incitement over Palestinian electoral gains

Abu Shahadeh's detention comes amid accusations that Netanyahu’s government is seeking to undermine election results following a strong turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel

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Netanyahu is stepping up efforts to delegitimize Arabs and the election results. The Shin Bet, run by a Netanyhau loyalist, has made misconduct accusations against several Arab MKs - in all but one case, without providing any evidence.

One thing missing from analyses of Israeli elections: As soon as the 77-year old Netanyahu exits politics, the gridlock becomes irrelevant. Forming a stable government without him (+ without Arabs + without the Haredim) would be trivial.

NEW: Israel’s election results are clear: The only way the opposition bloc headed by Gadi Eisenkot can form a governing coalition is by aligning with Palestinian parties. @aburass.bsky.social explains why Israel saw historic Palestinian turnout, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Fear and Unity Fueled a Historic Turnout Among Israel’s Palestinian Voters

Israel’s election results are clear: The only way the opposition bloc headed by Gadi Eisenkot can form a governing coalition is by aligning with the Palestinian parties. But why did Israel see histori...

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Palestinian voters have sent a clear signal: We are on the playing field, and we are here to stay. My latest piece for @newlinesmag.bsky.social: newlinesmag.com/running-note...

Fear and Unity Fueled a Historic Turnout Among Israel’s Palestinian Voters

Israel’s election results are clear: The only way the opposition bloc headed by Gadi Eisenkot can form a governing coalition is by aligning with the Palestinian parties. But why did Israel see histori...

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What Ireland did in 1918. Get elected but boycott the parliament. Leave the seats empty.

Democratic anonymity@comradebotany.bsky.social · 2w ago

What is the alternative in ur view?

• Ahmed Zewail (Egypt / US): Won 1999 Nobel Prize in #Chemistry • Nader Masmoudi (Tunisia): Won Fermat Prize in #mathematics • Abbas Bahri (Tunisia): also received the Fermat Prize • Sir Michael Atiyah (Lebanese descent / British): #mathematician who won both Fields Medal and Abel Prize.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 2w ago

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

Netanyahu’s Likud party plans to station large numbers of activists at polling stations in Palestinian towns, reportedly preparing to claim the election was stolen.

Read @lisang.bsky.social's lucid analysis: newlinesmag.com/spotlight/yo...

‘You’re Not Supposed To Be Here’

Palestinian and other Arab citizens struggle to realize their rights in Israel’s increasingly discriminatory environment

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@jewishcurrents.bsky.social's primer on Israel's upcoming elections (Tuesday) is well worth a read: jewishcurrents.org/a-jewish-cur...

A Jewish Currents Guide to the Israeli Elections

An imagined conversation between you and me about 'Jewish democracy' during genocide.

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Opposition leaders have said they won’t ally with an Arab party, though polls show this is their only sure path to victory over Netanyahu. Mansour Abbas thinks he can change their minds. Excellent analysis by @aburass.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/argument/the...

The Palestinian Politician Who Could Be Israel’s Kingmaker

Opposition leaders have said they won’t ally with an Arab party, though polls show this is their only sure path to victory over Netanyahu. Mansour Abbas thinks he can change their minds

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Netanyahu now pledges to destroy the entire neighbourhood of the gunmen and to ethnically cleanse its population

Yair Wallach@yairwallach.bsky.social · 3w ago

Two Palestinian gunmen attack IDF West Bank checkpoint, shot dead. Expect a massive escalation of IDF +settler violence against Palestinians this weekend. This is the government's last chance to blow things up before the elections. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-oct...

What is a secular, Ashkenazi former police commander doing in an Islamist party? My latest piece at @newlinesmag.bsky.social is about Mansour Abbas, and the limits of parliamentary politics in Israel. newlinesmag.com/argument/the...

The Palestinian Politician Who Could Be Israel’s Kingmaker

Opposition leaders have said they won’t ally with an Arab party, though polls show this is their only sure path to victory over Netanyahu. Mansour Abbas thinks he can change their minds

newlinesmag.com

NEW: Israel's opposition leaders could ensure victory over Netanyahu in next week’s election by allying with one of the Arab parties. This, they say, they will not do, but Mansour Abbas thinks he can convince them, writes Rida Abu Rass for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/argument/the...

The Palestinian Politician Who Could Be Israel’s Kingmaker

Opposition leaders have said they won’t ally with an Arab party, though polls show this is their only sure path to victory over Netanyahu. Mansour Abbas thinks he can change their minds

newlinesmag.com

What is a secular, Ashkenazi former police commander doing in an Islamist party? My latest piece at @newlinesmag.bsky.social is about Mansour Abbas, and the limits of parliamentary politics in Israel. newlinesmag.com/argument/the...

The Palestinian Politician Who Could Be Israel’s Kingmaker

Opposition leaders have said they won’t ally with an Arab party, though polls show this is their only sure path to victory over Netanyahu. Mansour Abbas thinks he can change their minds

newlinesmag.com

Netanyahu, who's not polling well, has reportedly pushed for renewed attacks on Iran ahead of elections next week. Faced resistance from top military brass. With an indecisive outcome likely, he may continue the push after election day to force a national unity government.

Because irony is dead, Egypt has launched an AI-powered fact checking platform to track, verify, and respond to rumors less than 3 weeks after arresting the entire newsroom of @matsadaash.bsky.social and torturing them for doing the same english.ahram.org.eg/UI/Front/Inn...

Egypt launches "Chat Egypt", an AI-powered fact-checking platform - Tech - Business

Egypt has launched an artificial intelligence-based platform called "Chat EGYPT" to monitor and counter rumours, the cabinet's Media Centre said.

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My latest op-ed, in Arabic: ridaaburass.com/z_ridaaburas...

2026-10-14 - The time has come to boycott the Knesset (Arabic) - Rida Abu Rass

حان الوقت لمقاطعة الكنيست في أوائل القرن العشرين، وفي ذروة نضال أيرلندا من أجل الاستقلال عن بريطانيا، سعت الحركة الوطنية الأيرلندية إلى تبني سياسة التدرج - أي زيادة الحكم الذاتي لأيرلندا ببطء من خلال…

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"How has the discussion's scope been reduced to a choice between voluntary and judicial disqualification? Why isn't the discussion, instead, about reviving the Follow-Up Committee and its role, and the role of all of us in rebuilding and supporting it ... ?" www.arab48.com/%D9%88%D8%A2...

Rida Abu Rass@aburass.bsky.social · last mo.

That's fair. For me, though, it's less about that, and more about prioritizing clear and consistent leadership over opportunism and seats. If those are the limits of Israel's formal political institutions, perhaps it's time to lead from the outside.

Since 2003, Israel’s Central Elections Committee has banned Palestinian candidates ahead of general elections, citing “support for terrorism” or opposition to the state’s Jewish character. In the past, the Israeli Supreme Court overturned those disqualifications. Not this time.

"...rebuilding the Joint List may be more difficult now than at any point since its creation in 2015. The parties are divided ... by two increasingly incompatible ideas about how Palestinian political power should be used inside the Israeli political system". www.972mag.com/israel-elect...

Palestinians could decide Israel’s election. But their parties are at a stalemate

Core disputes over how to utilize political power may not be resolved in time to form a new Joint List — and competing parties are ready to capitalize.

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Had a great conversation with Kwangu Liwewe Agyei about the role of Palestinian citizens in Israel’s upcoming general elections. And don't skip @dahliasc.bsky.social's excellent analysis of the Israeli political map. newlinesmag.com/podcast/why-...

Why Israel Keeps Voting and Nothing Changes

Dahlia Scheindlin and Rida Abu Rass join Kwangu Liwewe Agyei on Global Insights to discuss October's election, why Netanyahu keeps surviving and the taboo that keeps Arab parties out of power

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Protests erupted overnight across Tripoli and neighbouring cities, prompting authorities to tighten security. The oil-rich country has suffered recurring electricity crises for years, with summer blackouts frequently triggering public anger.

www.972mag.com/haredi-draft...

The Haredi draft revolt threatening to bring Israel to a standstill

As the government seeks to enforce military service for all, ultra-Orthodox refusal is revealing cracks in the country’s militaristic consensus.

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Two notable developments within the Israeli political system (which is heading for elections later this year):

This is a truly remarkable event in that Iran is initiating attack on Israel in response to an Israeli attack on Lebanon. Unprecedented development.

Shibley Telhami@stelhami.bsky.social · 5mo ago

After Israel attacks Beirut, Iran launches multiple rounds of missile strikes at Northern Israel.

From the margins, this week: ridaaburass.com/z_ridaaburas...

2026-05-29 - Rida Abu Rass

News from Israel, Palestine, and SWANA: May 29, 2026

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www.newarab.com/news/27-kill...

27 killed, including elderly, by RSF attack in Sudan’s Kordofan

The Sudan Doctors Network also warned that the continuation of attacks on villages and residential areas contributes to worsening the humanitarian crisis.

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