Hadash joins Balad in coming out against Lapid-Bennett lead coalition, as 2 MKs in Ahmad Tibi's Ta'al remain undeclared

Amid low turnout, party had feared election disaster; crowd cheers as rival Ra'am predicted to fail to pass election threshold, although others lament 'lost Arab votes'

The three remaining parties are polling low, and breakaway Ra'am is not likely to enter the Knesset. The PM, who nurtured Arab political chaos, is likely watching with glee

The consolidation of Arab factions creates an unlikely band of religious zealots, social democrats, racist agitators -- and pragmatic centrists - that is the 3rd-largest in Knesset

The secular Arab nationalist party is opposed to exclusively Jewish statehood, has long courted controversy with members such as Azmi Bishara, Hanin Zoabi and Basel Ghattas

Ayman Odeh accuses Benny Gantz of assisting Netanyahu in keeping Arab lawmakers out of power, says Blue and White chief's politics are 'not ripe'

Ayman Odeh accuses Benny Gantz of lacking courage after center-left party all but rejects possibility of Arab-led faction joining coalition

Arab MKs seethe over Ayman Odeh's apparent change of long-held stance; Likud, other right-wing parties bash Gantz and Lapid over prospect of Jewish-Arab alliance

Joint List head Ayman Odeh breaks with longstanding position, but sets conditions that include 'ending the occupation,' nixing nation-state law, fighting crime rates in Arab areas

Ayman Odeh's spokesman says the Joint List leader meant 'cooperation' only, won't join Blue and White-led coalition