Former Israeli Arab MP admits coordination with the PA and Hamas

Former Israeli Arab MP Jamal Zahalka: "President Mahmoud Abbas called [me]... We are one people so it is natural that we (i.e., Israeli Arabs) talk with them, that there is dialogue between us, coordination between us, mutual understanding, and that we exchange opinions… This is most natural from our perspective. There are no barriers in the discourse that is being conducted between us and the rest of our people, or in the discourse we are conducting with all political leaders from all the streams – in the West Bank, in the Gaza Strip (i.e., Hamas), or even in the Palestinian Interior (i.e., Palestinian term for Israel)."

[Official PA TV, Panorama, Nov. 16, 2025]