Hadash
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Hadash ran inside Joint List in the election of 27 October 2026, and Joint List won 11 of the 120 seats. 5 of those seats are held by Hadash.
Hadash, the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality, is a socialist party of Jews and Arabs. The Communist Party of Israel and other groups formed it in 1977, and the Communist Party is still at its centre.
It calls for a Palestinian state beside Israel and equal rights for Israel's Arab citizens. In 2026 it ran inside the Joint List with Ta'al and Balad.
- Founded
- 7 March 1977
- Its list in 2026
- Joint List
- Joint lists
- Hadash–Ta'al
The best result of Hadash since 2013 was 4 seats, in the election of 2013.
Seats won in each Knesset election since 2013. Where Hadash ran inside a joint list, the column is the whole list's seats.
On its own listThe whole joint list it ran inside
| Election | List | Letters | Votes | Share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Joint List | 500,755 | 8.8% | 11 | |
| 2022 | Hadash–Ta'al | ום | 178,735 | 3.8% | 5 |
| 2021 | Joint List | ודעם | 212,583 | 4.8% | 6 |
| 2020 | Joint List | ודעם | 581,507 | 12.7% | 15 |
| September 2019 | Joint List | ודעם | 470,211 | 10.6% | 13 |
| April 2019 | Hadash–Ta'al | ום | 193,442 | 4.5% | 6 |
| 2015 | Joint List | ודעם | 446,583 | 10.6% | 13 |
| 2013 | Hadash | ו | 113,439 | 3.0% | 4 |
The results are the Central Elections Committee's; 2026 is the committee's official results of 4 November 2026. The committee's results
Hadash has 5 members in the 26th Knesset.
Yousef Jabareen
No. 1 on the list
Faten Ghattas
No. 3 on the list
Ofer Cassif
No. 5 on the list
Youssef Atauna
No. 6 on the list
Nihaya Washahi
No. 9 on the list
In the election of 2013, Hadash took its highest share of the vote in Kafr Yasif, 57.7%.
The five towns of at least 5,000 eligible voters where its list did best that year.
- Kafr Yasif57.7%
- Umm al-Fahm49.7%
- Nazareth48.8%
- Tur'an48.3%
- Yarka39.2%
These parties are part of the story of Hadash.
Frequently asked questions
When was Hadash founded?
Hadash was founded on 7 March 1977.
How many seats does Hadash have in the Knesset?
Hadash ran inside Joint List in the election of 27 October 2026, and Joint List won 11 of the 120 seats. 5 of those seats are held by Hadash.
What were the ballot letters of Hadash?
In the election of 2013, Hadash ran on the ballot letters ו.
Sources: English Wikipedia, Hadash, Hebrew Wikipedia, החזית הדמוקרטית לשלום ולשוויון, the Central Elections Committee.