Balad

Logo of Balad

Balad, Hebrew: בל״ד , a Hebrew acronym of Brit Le'umit Demokratit, Hebrew: ברית לאומית דמוקרטית ,
the Arab version: at-Tajamuʿ al-Waṭanī ad-Dīmūqraṭī, ‎‎Arab: التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي ,
(the Arab version is shortened to Tajammua, Arabic: بلد , meaning Country / Nation),
both meaning National Democratic Assembly, is an Israeli political party.

Its ideology is social democratic, Arab nationalist, pan-Arabic, secular, and anti-Zionist.

Political leader is Mtanes Shehadeh

Balad was founded in 1995.

Number of seats in the 23rd Knesset: 3 (/).
Balad is cooperating with Hadash, Ra'am and Ta'al as HaReshima HaMeshutefet (Hebrew) or al-Qa'imah al-Mushtarakah (Arab) (both meaning The Joint List). Together they have 15 seats.

Other websites

• Official website

Political parties in the current 23rd Knesset

Coalition parties:
Likud faction (37: Likud [36], The Jewish Home [1]) ---- Blue and White (15: Israel Resilience Party [15]) ---- Shas (9) ---- United Torah Judaism (7: Agudat Yisrael [4], Degel HaTorah [3]) ---- HaAvoda (3) ---- Derekh Ererz (2) ---- Gesher (1)

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Opposition parties:
Yesh Atid-Telem (16: Yesh Atid [13], Telem [3] ---- The Joint List (15: Hadash [5], Ra'am [4], Balad [3], Ta'al [3]) ---- Yisrael Beiteinu (7) ---- Yamina (5: New Right [3], Tkuma [2]) ---- Meretz (3)