Isaac Herzog

A woman walks past a Joint Arab List campaign billboard. Four Arab-Israeli political parties have united for the first time, making the group the third-largest political faction in the Knesset.

Israel's Arab parties make historic gains — will they actually matter?

Exit polls from the latest Israeli election show Arab parties winning an historic number of seats in Israel's parliament. But it's still far from certain whether the unified Joint List will wield meaningful power under a new government.

Israel's Arab parties make historic gains — will they actually matter?
Israeli election

Israelis head to the polls in what has become an unusually tight election

Israelis head to the polls in what has become an unusually tight election
Isaac Herzog, at rear in the center, poses for a selfie with supporters of his center-left Zionist Union at their party headquarters in Tel Aviv on March 16, 2015.

As Netanyahu campaigns on Iran, Israelis prepare to vote on their rent

As Netanyahu campaigns on Iran, Israelis prepare to vote on their rent
Posters of Isaac Herzog, who heads the center-left Zionist Union coalition. General elections will be held in Israel on March 17.

'The reason many of you still haven’t decided to vote for me is my voice'

'The reason many of you still haven’t decided to vote for me is my voice'