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Israelis shocked as Arab party leader Ayman Odeh decides to leave office

Arab Israelis hope that Hadash-Ta’al leader Ayman Odeh's surprising exit from politics will shake up the Arab political system and encourage young people to revive unification efforts.

AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images
Ayman Odeh, leader of Israel's predominantly Joint List and the Hadash party, waves to supporters from the campaign headquarters in the predominantlyArab northern Israeli city of Shefa Amr on March 23, 2021. — AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images

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