Ta'al

{{Infobox political party

| name = Ta'al

| logo = Ta'al party logo.png

| lang1 = Hebrew

| name_lang1 = {{Nobold|{{Script/Hebrew|תנועה ערבית להתחדשות}}}}

| lang2 = Arabic

| name_lang2 = {{Nobold|{{lang|ar|الحركة العربية للتغيير}}}}

| leader = Ahmad Tibi

| ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap|

|Arab nationalism{{refn|{{cite news|title=Arab parties rally for votes in Israeli election|date=26 October 2022|work=The Guardian|quote=Arab nationalist party Ta'al|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/25/one-seat-could-make-the-difference-arab-parties-rally-for-votes-in-israeli-election}}{{cite news|title=The political odyssey of Ayman Odeh|work=Fathom Journal|quote=Ahmad Tibi’s Arab nationalist Ta’al party|url=https://fathomjournal.org/the-political-odyssey-of-ayman-odeh/}}{{cite news|title=Knesset Elections 2021: A Guide to Israel's Political Parties|date=10 March 2021|work=Israel Policy Forum|quote=Ta’al, a secular Arab nationalist party|url=https://israelpolicyforum.org/2021/03/10/knesset-elections-2021-a-guide-to-israels-political-parties/}}{{cite news|title=Arab Politics in Israel: A Balance Sheet of Five Knesset Elections (2019–2022) and the Challenges of the Future|date=25 December 2022|work=Israel Democracy Institute|quote=moderate Arab nationalism (Ta’al)|url=https://en.idi.org.il/articles/47297}}}}

|Israeli Arab interests{{cite news|title=Israel Political Parties: Arab Movement for Renewal (Ta'al)|work=Jewish Virtual Library|quote=Ta’al’s philosophy centers around the desire to see Israel’s Arabs recognized as a national minority with equal civil rights|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/arab-movement-for-renewal-ta-al-political-party}}

|Anti-Zionism{{refn|{{cite news|title=New Palestinian Political Party in Israel|work=Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East|quote=Ta’al with secularist and anti-Zionist tendencies|url=https://www.cjpme.org/fs_194}}{{cite news|title='Bibi or Tibi' is about Zionism, not racism|date=3 December 2019|work=Israel Hayom|quote=The four Arab parties vary in character with Tibi's and its rival Balad being secular anti-Zionists|url=https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/bibi-or-tibi-is-about-zionism-not-racism/}}{{cite news|title=Israeli Elections 2022: A Rundown of Israeli Parties and Their Leaders|date=18 October 2022|work=Israel Today|quote=Ta’al is more right-wing economically. Both are anti-Zionist and support the creation of a Palestinian state with eastern Jerusalem as its capital.|url=https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/israeli-elections-2022-rundown-parties-leaders/}}{{cite news|title=Israeli Arabs say no to Palestine|date=4 February 2020|work=The Jerusalem Post|quote=Ahmad Tibi, a viciously anti-Zionist member of Israel’s parliament|url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/israeli-arabs-say-no-to-palestine-616460}}{{cite news|title=The Treatment of the Holocaust in the Writings of Darwish and Tibi: Critique or Identification?|work=Lancaster University|quote=Tibi, an Arab member of the Israeli Parliament and a known anti-Zionist|url=https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/journals/cadaad/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/02-ShakourTarabeih.pdf}}}}

|Secularism

}}

| position = Big tent{{refn|{{cite web|url=https://www.mekomit.co.il/הרעיון-עדיין-תקף-הפוליטיקה-הערבית-אח/|title="הרעיון עדיין תקף": הפוליטיקה הערבית אחרי פירוק המשותפת|access-date=31 January 2021|date=31 January 2021|work=Mekomit}}{{cite web|url=https://ecfr.eu/special/mapping_palestinian_politics/taal/|title=Ta'al|access-date=29 January 2021|work=European Council on Foreign Relations|date=27 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/as-election-day-approaches-arab-society-is-more-fractured-than-ever-657111|title=As Election Day approaches, Arab society is more fractured than ever|date=29 January 2021|access-date=29 January 2021|author=Udi Shaham|work=The Jerusalem Post}}}}

| national = Balad (1999)
United Arab List (2006–2013)
Joint List (2015–2019; 2019–2021; 2021–2022)

| seats1_title = Knesset

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|1|120|hex={{party color|Ta'al}}}}

| symbol = {{Script/Hebrew|נ}}

| colorcode = {{party color|Ta'al}}

| website = {{url|https://web.archive.org/web/20190227000949/http://www.a-m-c.org/|a-m-c.org}} (Archived)

| country = Israel

| seats2_title = Most MKs

| seats2 = {{nowrap|3 (2020)}}

| native_name = {{Nobold|{{Script/Hebrew|תע״ל}}{{*}}{{lang|ar|الحركة العربية للتغيير}}}}

}}

The Arab Movement for Renewal, commonly known by its Hebrew abbreviation Ta'al,{{efn|Ta'al is a Hebrew abbreviation for Tnua Aravit LeHithadshut {{langx|he|תְּנוּעָה עֲרָבִית לְהִתְחַדְּשׁוּת||Arab Movement for Renewal}}. Its Arabic name is al-Haraka al-'Arabiyya li-t-Tagyir ({{langx|ar|الحركة العربية للتغيير||Arab Movement for Change}})}} is an anti-Zionist Arab nationalist political party in Israel, led by Ahmad Tibi.

History

Ta'al was founded by Tibi in the run-up to the 1996 elections where it ran under its original name, Arab Union, but received only 2,087 votes (0.1%). Since then, the party has only run on joint lists with other parties. For the 1999 elections it ran as part of the Balad list. Tibi won a seat, and broke away from Balad on 21 December that year. In the 2003 elections the party ran on a joint list with Hadash, with Tibi retaining his seat.{{Cite web |title=Ta'al |url=https://en.idi.org.il/israeli-elections-and-parties/parties/taal/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=en.idi.org.il |language=en}}

On 7 February 2006 Tibi left the alliance with Hadash. For the 2006 elections the party ran on a joint list with the United Arab List, running as Ra'am–Ta'al (Ra'am is the Hebrew acronym for the UAL).

On 12 January 2009, the Ra'am–Ta'al list was disqualified from the 2009 elections by the Central Elections Committee. Twenty-one committee members voted in favor of its disqualification, with eight members voting against and two members abstaining. Tibi said the decision was related to Operation Cast Lead, claiming "this is a racist country. We are accustomed to these types of struggles and we will win" and that "this decision strives for a Knesset without Arabs that will only lead to the increased solidarity between the Arab public and its leadership". He said he would appeal to the Israeli High Court of Justice.{{cite news |last=Glickman |first=Aviad |title=Arab parties disqualified from elections |publisher=Ynetnews |access-date=12 January 2009 |date=12 January 2009|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3654866,00.html}} On 21 January the High Court of Justice overturned the Committee's decision unanimously. Tibi welcomed the decision and said: "We have beaten fascism. This fight is over but the battle is not. Racism has become a trend in Israel ... the court's decision has righted a wrong by Kadima and Labor".{{cite news|last=Glickman |first=Aviad |title=Arab parties win disqualification appeal |publisher=Ynetnews|access-date=21 January 2009 |date=21 January 2009 |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3659935,00.html}} The list won four seats, with Tibi retaining his place in the Knesset.

The party was part of the Joint List in the 2015 election, before it withdrew in January 2019,{{cite news |title=Arab MK Tibi breaks away from the Joint List |url=https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/MK-Tibi-removes-his-party-Taal-from-the-Joint-List-576721 |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=Maariv Online|date=28 January 2021}} though it decided to rejoin the alliance for the September 2019 election{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/nationalist-balad-party-announces-it-will-run-on-joint-list-in-autumn-elections/|title=Nationalist Balad party announces it will run on Joint List in autumn elections|date=29 July 2019|work=The Times of Israel|author=Adam Rasgon|access-date=3 August 2019}} and ran as part of it in the 2020 election as well.{{Cite news |last=Rasgon |first=Adam |title=Headed for 15 seats, Joint List chief claims 'huge' success, cites Jewish voters |language=en-US |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/headed-for-15-seats-joint-list-chief-claims-huge-success-cites-jewish-voters/ |date=3 March 2020|access-date=28 January 2021|work=The Times of Israel}} It left the alliance again on 28 January 2021,{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-panel-approves-joint-lists-breakup-after-talks-with-raam-faction-fail/|title=Knesset panel approves Joint List's breakup after talks with Ra'am faction fail|author1=Staff writer|author-link=Staff writer|author2=Aaron Boxerman|website=The Times of Israel|date=28 January 2021}} until it rejoined once again on 3 February.{{cite web |url=https://www.mako.co.il/news-politics/2021_q1/Article-ab91438bc276771026.htm?sCh=31750a2610f26110&pId=173113802 |title=Joint List's breakup: Ra'am will run alone in the upcoming election |work=News 12 |date=3 February 2021 |access-date=3 February 2021 |author=Amit Segal}}

Ideology

Ta'al supports an Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 green lines and a two-state solution, with a Palestinian state established alongside Israel in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Ta'al has been often described as secular.{{cite web|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-arab-joint-list-split-march-election|title=Arab Joint List in Israel set to split ahead of March election|date=28 January 2021|access-date=28 January 2021|author=Staff writer|work=Middle East Eye}} Despite this the party was an ally of the Islamist United Arab List (Ra'am) and ran on their list between 2006 and 2015. Additionally their leader Tibi has been heavily criticized for homophobic comments in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-islamist-raam-broke-arab-politics-and-may-win-the-keys-to-the-government/|title=How Islamist Ra'am broke Arab politics and may win the keys to the government|date=25 March 2021|access-date=18 September 2022|author=Aaron Boxerman|work=Times of Israel}} Tibi is a Muslim himself.{{cite news|title=אחרי המהומות: ח"כ אחמד טיבי עלה למסגד אל-אקצא והתעמת עם לוחמי מג"ב|date=4 April 2022|work=N12|url=https://www.mako.co.il/news-military/2022_q2/Article-39b7915a90d2081027.htm}}

The party is described as (Arab) nationalist{{cite web|url=https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/who-are-the-real-anti-zionists-in-israel/|title=Who are the real anti-Zionists in Israel?|date=23 November 2019|access-date=29 January 2021|author=Jonathan S. Tobin|work=Israel Hayom}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/quick-reads|title=Israel's four main Arab political parties, after split, will again run as a bloc|date=29 July 2019|access-date=29 January 2021|author=Marcy Oster|work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency}} but more moderate compared to Balad.{{cite web|url=https://jewishcurrents.org/israels-islamists-side-with-netanyahu|title= Israel's Islamists Side with Netanyahu |date=February 16, 2021|access-date=19 September 2022|author= Joshua Leifer|work=Jewish Currents}}