Balad (political party)
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Balad
בל"ד |
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| Hebrew name | ברית לאומית דמוקרטית |
| Arabic name | التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي |
| Leader | Jamal Zahalka |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Preceded by | Progressive List for Peace |
| Ideology |
Arab nationalism (Left-wing nationalism) Secularism Pan-Arabism Anti-Zionism |
| National affiliation | Joint List |
| Colours | Orange |
| Knesset |
3 / 120
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| Most MKs | 3 (2003–15) |
| Fewest MKs | 1 (1996) |
| Election symbol | |
| ض ד | |
| Website | |
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Balad (Hebrew: בָּלַ"ד, an acronym for Brit Le'umit Demokratit (Hebrew: בְּרִית לְאוּמִּית דֶּמוֹקְרָטִית, lit. National Democratic Assembly); Arabic: التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي, at-Tajamuʿ al-Waṭanī ad-Dīmūqraṭī or بلد, lit. Country or Nation) is an Israeli Arab political party in Israel led by Jamal Zahalka. It is sometimes called the "National Democratic Alliance".
Balad is a political party whose stated purpose is the "struggle to transform the state of Israel into a democracy for all its citizens, irrespective of national or ethnic identity". It opposes the idea of Israel as a solely Jewish state, and supports its recasting as a binational state.
Balad also advocates that the state of Israel recognize Palestinian Arabs as a national minority, entitled to all rights that come with that status including autonomy in education, culture and media. Since the party's formation, it has objected to every proposed state budget on the grounds that they have discriminated against the Arab population.
The party supports creation of two states based on pre-1967 borders, with the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem to constitute a Palestinian state and the implementation of UN Resolution 194 regarding the right of return to Palestinian refugees.
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