MK Touma-Suleiman says Trump's peace plan establishes 'apartheid regime'
Joint List lawmaker speaks about chances of endorsing center-left Zionist gov't
Israeli-Arab politicians have increasingly come under the spotlight in Israel’s recent elections.
As the Jewish State's political stalemate continues, with no apparent solution on the horizon, the Joint List bloc -- a merger of four different so-called "Arab parties" -- could be a tipping point between a coalition formation or an unprecedented fourth consecutive election.
Not only has the Joint List won 13 seats in the September elections, being the third largest party in the Knesset (Israeli parliament), but the possibility of endorsing a Zionist government has made the political faction a focal point of electoral campaign remarks, especially from the Israeli right.
Centrist leader of Blue & White alliance Benny Gantz insisted he will not have the Arab faction be a part of his government, should he be tasked with the mandate, because of significant ideological differences.
But Israeli political pundits suggests that the Joint List could still support Gantz from outside the government, as long as that would block his arch rival, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, from forming a coalition.
In November 2019, after Netanyahu branded members of the Joint List as "terrorist sympathizers," Knesset Member Aida Touma-Suleiman said that “Netanyahu is spilling our blood in a crazed-frenzy that breaks all records. The consequences of this incitement could be terrible.”
Touma-Suleiman came to the i24NEWS studios in Tel Aviv on Monday to discuss the upcoming March 2 elections, and what can be expected next of the Joint List.
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