Joint List hints at unofficial negotiations with opposition camp, reveals demands

Joint List head Yosef Jabarin indicated for the first time that the party is conducting unofficial negotiations with the opposition camp, and disclosed some of its demands, including repealing the Kamenitz law and a five-year economic plan for Arab towns.

For the first time, Joint List Chairman Professor Yousef Jabareen revealed the existence of unofficial contacts and negotiations with the 'opposition camp', linked to the Joint List's voting on opposition proposals, including the Knesset presidency, the repeal of laws related to the judicial overhaul, and the formation of new parliamentary committees. Jabareen listed some of the Joint List's demands, most notably the repeal of the 'Kaminetz Law' which facilitates home demolitions, the approval of a comprehensive plan to combat violence and crime, the formulation of a five-year economic plan for the development of Arab towns, the creation of new job opportunities, and the development of industrial zones and housing projects for young couples. There is also talk of establishing a modern parliamentary committee dedicated to the economic and social development of the Arab community, which the Joint List would chair. Jabareen's statements come amid the change camp's efforts to gain control of the Knesset and its parliamentary committees, and its need for the votes of the Joint List.