Ofer Cassif

Knesset member, Hadash

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Born: December 25, 1964, Rishon LeZion

Party: Hadash

Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Grand Tavé, London School of Economics and Political Science

Previous offices: Knesset member

Last updated Nov 9, 2026

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Israel election panel bars Arab-majority parties from October ballot

Rule Changes

Reinstated by Supreme Court; cleared to run

Final results published October 30 put Netanyahu's right-wing bloc at 53 seats, eight short of the 61 needed to govern. Arab-led parties won 19 seats: the Joint List took 11 and Ra'am eight, after the Supreme Court restored both lists to the ballot.

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