Balad (political party)

Not to be confused with Abnaa el-Balad.

Balad
בל״ד‎ • بلد
Hebrew nameברית לאומית דמוקרטית‎
Arabic nameالتجمع الوطني الديمقراطي
LeaderSami Abu Shehadeh
Founded1995 (1995)
Preceded byProgressive List for Peace[1]
HeadquartersNazareth, Israel
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
National affiliationJoint List (2015–2019; 2020–2022)
Colours  Orange
Knesset
0 / 120
Most MKs3 (2003–2015; 2019–2021)
Fewest MKs0 (2022)
Election symbol
ض or ד‎
Website
www.altajamoa.org

Balad (Hebrew: בָּלַ״ד) is a left-wing[28] to far-left[32] Palestinian nationalist political party in Israel led by Sami Abu Shehadeh.[33]

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  2. ^ "Israel's Arab parties join forces to make gains in upcoming polls". Al Jazeera. 29 July 2019. Palestinian nationalist Balad
  3. ^ "Arab-led Joint List splits into 2 factions, shuffling political deck at last minute". The Times of Israel. 16 September 2022. Balad, a hardline Palestinian nationalist party
  4. ^ "Battling ex-allies and old foes, new Balad head seeks to rebalance party". The Times of Israel. 23 March 2021. Balad, a party whose down-the-line Palestinian nationalism makes it perhaps the most contentious faction in Israeli politics
  5. ^ "Arab Politics in the 2022 Election Campaign". Israel Democracy Institute. 18 October 2022. Balad, a party with a clear Palestinian nationalist orientation
  6. ^ "Arab MK calls for end to PA, renewal of Palestinian nationalism". Ynet. 26 April 2016. Balad views itself as part of the Palestinian national cause – not part of the Israeli left
  7. ^ "ביקורת בבל"ד: "הקורונה עצרה הכל, חוץ מהריצה לגנץ"". שיחה מקומית. 18 March 2020. בל"ד, שהוקמה אז כהתרסה לחד"ש, חרטה על דגלה שני עקרונות: זהות לאומית פלסטינית ו"מדינת כל אזרחיה".
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  10. ^ Peleg, Ilan; Waxman, Dov (2011). Israel's Palestinians: The Conflict Within. Cambridge University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0521157025.
  11. ^ "Balad party appeals its election disqualification to the High Court". The Times of Israel. 4 October 2022. Arab nationalist party Balad
  12. ^ "Balad". ECFR. The National Democratic Assembly (also known as Balad or Tajammu') is a secular Arab nationalist party
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  14. ^ Guide to Israel's political parties, BBC News, 21 January 2013
  15. ^ "At campaign launch, Balad accuses ex-allies of putting economics ahead of ideology". The Times of Israel. 25 September 2022. In a rally featuring Palestinian flags and nationalist anthems, Arab anti-Zionist party's leaders express confidence they'll enter the next Knesset, despite current low polling
  16. ^ "Casting ballot, long-shot Balad head Sami Abou Shahadeh predicts 'election surprise'". The Times of Israel. 1 November 2022. With his hardline anti-Zionist Balad party
  17. ^ "Treat Israeli Arabs As People, Not Things". Israel Policy Forum. 7 March 2019. It is certainly the case that there are Arab parties, such as Balad, that are anti-Zionist in a genocidal way
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  20. ^ Houminer-Rosenblum, Aviad (14 March 2020). "Joint List – 4 Arab parties on 1 slate – is poles apart but strong together". Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Das sind die Parteien in der Knesset". Israelnetz (in German). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  22. ^ [1][21]
  23. ^ Kimmerling, Baruch; Migdal, Joel S. (2003). The Palestinian People: A History. Harvard University Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0674011298.
  24. ^ a b Schmid, Ulrich; al-Hiran, Umm (31 January 2017). "Verpasste Chancen im Land der Beduinen". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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  26. ^ Föderl-Schmid, Alexandra (3 April 2019). "Ein Land, zwei Welten". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  27. ^ Tofi Stoler and Adi Pick (18 September 2019). "Netanyahu's Likud One Seat Behind Gantz's Blue and White Party". CTech. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  28. ^ [24][26][27]
  29. ^ "Balad – The Israel Democracy Institute". The Israel Democracy Institute. In political terms, Balad is at the far left of the spectrum of Israeli parties, and it champions turning the State of Israel into a "state of all of its citizens.
  30. ^ "At an Israeli polling station, Arab voters struggle to be heard". Ynet. 1 November 2022. Balad, the far-left Arab party struggling to get into the Knesset
  31. ^ "Right-Wingers, Rabbis, Socialists & Arab Nationalists: A Guide to the Top 13 Israeli Political Parties Running in the 2022 Knesset Elections". HonestReporting. 19 September 2022. A far-left Arab party, Balad has contested Knesset elections both by itself and as part of mergers with other Arab parties.
  32. ^ [29][30][31]
  33. ^ Udi Shaham (23 January 2021). "Sami Abu Shehadeh wins Balad primaries". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 24 January 2021.