Ayman odeh
In third round of Netanyahu v. Gantz, watch Ayman Odeh
As Israel heads into its third elections in 11 months, there is one politician worth following closely: Ayman Odeh, the 44-year-old head of the Joint List, a combined slate of Arab parties. He wants to be taken seriously in all fields of life. Including politics. As the political establishment is focused on round three of the same ‘to Bibi, or not to Bibi’ show, Odeh is trying to bring Arabs inside Israel’s process in a way that has not happened before.
Arab Parties Recommend Benny Gantz Form Next Israeli Government
Joint List head Ayman Odeh said the rare step was necessary to prevent another term for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Arab Israeli Lawmaker Shot and Wounded in Bedouin Clashes With Police
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli policeman and a Bedouin Israeli were killed in the unauthorized Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran, where Israeli forces were demolishing several homes. Arab-Israeli lawmaker Ayman Odeh, head of the Arab Joint List, also was injured in the head and back by sponge-tipped bullets fired by Israeli forces during the clashes…
The Left's Double Standard on 'Tolerance'
Liberals slammed the Israeli Chief Rabbi for not being open to dialogue. Then they praised Ayman Odeh for the same behavior. Jane Eisner asks: Why the inconsistency?
What Ayman Odeh Teaches Us About the Limits of Open Dialogue
Ayman Odeh’s refusal to enter Jewish Agency offices contains a lesson for the U.S. Jewish establishment, which puts too much focus on open dialogue, Mairav Zonszein argues.
Israeli Arab Leader's Jewish Agency Snub Bares Split With American Jews
The leader of Arab parties in Israel’s Knesset was midway through an historic U.S. visit when controversy erupted over his refusal to meet in offices belonging to the Jewish Agency. Jewish leaders were furious, but Ayman Odeh insists he won’t acknowledge a group he blames for displacing Palestinians.
Israeli Arab Leader Comes to Washington With Message for Bibi — and BDS
Ayman Odeh travels the land of his heroes, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, but prefers to deliver paeans to their inspiration not in their native English, but in Hebrew and Arabic.