Hadash, Ta'al and Balad Agree to Revive the Joint List Without Ra'am

Hadash, Ta'al and Balad agreed on Wednesday to run together on a revived Joint List in the coming Knesset election, leaving out Mansour Abbas's Ra'am. The agreed slate places Hadash chairman Yousef Jabareen first, Ta'al chairman Ahmad Tibi second and Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh third, with rotation arrangements between Hadash and Ta'al in the sixth and ninth slots. The deal followed a public crisis over Ta'al's share of the list. The union is intended to raise the voting rate in Arab society, and an official announcement has not yet been scheduled. Ra'am, which is expected to run separately, holds its primaries on Saturday.