Israel's Arab kingmakers - with Nagham Zbeedat

A week after Israel voted, the identity of the next government is still unclear — but one thing is not. Israel's Palestinian citizens turned out in record numbers and Arab-led parties will have 19 seats in the new Knesset. No government of change can form without them. Nagham Zbeedat, who covers Palestinian affairs and the Arab world for Haaretz, refused to vote in Knesset elections for many years but she ended her personal boycott last week, casting a ballot in her hometown of Sakhnin. She tells Yonit and Jonathan what the surge in Arab turnout was really about — and why it is not a vote of confidence in the system. Where do Ra'am and the Joint List part ways? Can either of them meet Gadi Eisenkot's conditions, and what would a war with Iran or Gaza do to a coalition that depended on them? Looking ahead, what do Israel's Jews and Arabs need to understand about each other if there is to be a chance of a better future? 🌐 Our website: https://unholy-podcast.com 💛 Become a friend of the pod: Patreon: https://bit.ly/UnholyPatreon 📺 FOLLOW UNHOLY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGlvtS7As7WHh7YtmU5SMUQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unholypodcast/ X: https://x.com/unholypod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/unholypod.bsky.social 🎧 LISTEN TO UNHOLY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/unholy-two-jews-on-the-news/id1548441108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2m2UnLfiAyOehtF1bsv98W 🎙️ THE HOSTS Yonit Levi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yonitleviofficial/ X: https://x.com/LeviYonit LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonit-levi/ Jonathan Freedland Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathanfreedland/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jonathanfreedland.bsky.social 📩 Contact: [email protected] 🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/unholypod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.