“Historically, Arab parties were always in the opposition for many reasons. It was quite uncommon to believe Arab parties could [support] the government. It’s a novelty of recent years, plus the fact that their political strength in terms of the number of seats was not as significant as it is today,”

Arik Rudnitzky · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

Rudnitzky said Arab parties historically remained in opposition and had not joined governing coalitions until recent years.