{
  "id": 16928448,
  "title": "Israeli Arab leader says party ready to back anti-Netanyahu government but not in coalition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/israeli-arab-leader-says-party-ready-to-back-anti-netanyahu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T16:40:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-arab-leader-says-party-ready-back-anti-netanyahu-government-not"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The leader of the Joint List, Yousef Jabareen, announced on Wednesday that his party is willing to collaborate with an opposition-led government to oust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but he is not inclined to join the coalition itself. Jabareen expressed his stance to AFP, stating that the current political landscape, including the ongoing conflict in Gaza and settlement issues in the West Bank, precludes the possibility of his party being part of an Israeli government coalition. However, he clarified that if the objective is to bring down the current government, his party would be open to supporting an alternative government from outside the coalition. Earlier, Netanyahu had dismissed the prospect of an Arab-led coalition, branding it a \"shame and a disgrace,\" deeming it \"forbidden.\" The Joint List and Ra'am, both Arab-led parties, together secured a record 19 seats in the recent elections, whereas Netanyahu's Likud party failed to secure a parliamentary majority in the latest projections.",
  "summary": "Israeli Arab leader says party ready to back anti-Netanyahu government but not in coalition The leader of key Arab-led party Joint List said on Wednesday that he was willing to cooperate with an opposition-led government to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but was not open to joining such a coalition outright. \"We do not see the possibility of being part of an Israeli government…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/16928448.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "'Israeli president trying to form unity govt: They will not need Arab parties nor Orthodox parties'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/israeli-president-trying-to-form-unity-govt-they-will-not-need-arab",
        "published": "2026-10-28T15:11:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Netanyahu's Likud accuses Arab parties of 'stealing' election without evidence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/netanyahus-likud-accuses-arab-parties-of-stealing-election-without",
        "published": "2026-10-28T15:50:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "What would a new Israeli government mean for Arab neighbors? More of the same is expected, with some small positives predicted.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/what-would-a-new-israeli-government-mean-for-arab-neighbors-more-of",
        "published": "2026-10-28T16:03:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}