Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality; Hebrew: החזית הדמוקרטית לשלום ולשוויון; Arabic: الجبهة الديمقراطية للسلام والمساواة) is a left-wing to far-left political coalition in Israel formed by the Communist Party of Israel (Maki) and other leftist groups.
Infobox
Hebrew name
החזית הדמוקרטית לשלום ולשוויון
Arabic name
الجبهة الديمقراطية للسلام والمساواة
Leader
Ayman Odeh
Founded
15 March 1977 (1977-03-15)
Merger of
RakahBlack Panthers (partial)Moked (partial)Other Arab and left-wing groups
Headquarters
Haifa, Israel Nazareth, Israel
Ideology
mw- CommunismMarxism–LeninismIsraeli Arab interests
Political position
Left-wing to far-left
National affiliation
Joint List (2015–2019; 2020–2022)
Colors
Red and Green
Knesset
4 / 120
Tables
· Election results
Multi-metric bars
World heat map
1977
1977
Election
1977
Votes
80,118
%
4.6
Seats
5 / 120
+/–
–
Knesset members
Charlie Biton, Avraham Levenbraun (replaced by Hanna Mwais), Tawfik Toubi, Meir Vilner, Tawfiq Ziad
1981
1981
Election
1981
Votes
64,918
%
3.4
Seats
4 / 120
+/–
1
Knesset members
Charlie Biton, Tawfik Toubi, Meir Vilner, Tawfiq Ziad
1984
1984
Election
1984
Votes
69,815
%
3.4
Seats
4 / 120
+/–
Knesset members
Charlie Biton, Tawfik Toubi, Meir Vilner, Tawfiq Ziad, Muhammed Wattad (joined from Mapam)
1988
1988
Election
1988
Votes
84,032
%
3.7
Seats
4 / 120
+/–
Knesset members
Charlie Biton (left party during Knesset term), Tawfik Toubi (replaced by Tamar Gozansky), Meir Vilner (replaced by Hashem Mahameed), Tawfiq Ziad (replaced by Mohamed Nafa)
1992
1992
Election
1992
Votes
62,545
%
2.4
Seats
3 / 120
+/–
1
Knesset members
Tamar Gozansky, Hashem Mahameed, Tawfiq Ziad (replaced by Saleh Saleem)
1996
1996
Election
1996
Votes
129,455
%
4.2
Seats
4 / 120
+/–
1
Knesset members
Tamar Gozansky, Ahmad Sa'd, Saleh Saleem, Hashem Mahameed
1999
1999
Election
1999
Votes
87,022
%
2.6
Seats
3 / 120
+/–
1
Knesset members
Mohammad Barakeh, Tamar Gozansky, Issam Makhoul
2003
2003
Election
2003
Votes
93,819
%
3.0
Seats
2 / 120
+/–
1
Knesset members
Mohammad Barakeh, Issam Makhoul
2006
2006
Election
2006
Votes
86,092
%
2.7
Seats
3 / 120
+/–
1
Knesset members
Mohammad Barakeh, Dov Khenin, Hana Sweid
2009
2009
Election
2009
Votes
112,130
%
3.3
Seats
4 / 120
+/–
1
Knesset members
Mohammad Barakeh, Dov Khenin, Hana Sweid, Afu Agbaria
2013
2013
Election
2013
Votes
113,439
%
3.0
Seats
4 / 120
+/–
Knesset members
Mohammad Barakeh, Dov Khenin, Hana Sweid, Afu Agbaria
2015
2015
Election
2015
Votes
Part of the Joint List
%
5 / 120
Seats
1
+/–
Ayman Odeh, Aida Touma-Suleiman, Dov Khenin, Yousef Jabareen, Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf, Youssef Atauna
Ayman Odeh, Aida Touma-Suleiman, Ofer Cassif, Youssef Atauna (replaced by Ta'al MK Samir Bin Said on 23 June 2025)
Ranked list
Election
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Knesset members
1977
80,118
4.6
5 / 120
–
Charlie Biton, Avraham Levenbraun (replaced by Hanna Mwais), Tawfik Toubi, Meir Vilner, Tawfiq Ziad
1981
64,918
3.4
4 / 120
1
Charlie Biton, Tawfik Toubi, Meir Vilner, Tawfiq Ziad
1984
69,815
3.4
4 / 120
Charlie Biton, Tawfik Toubi, Meir Vilner, Tawfiq Ziad, Muhammed Wattad (joined from Mapam)
1988
84,032
3.7
4 / 120
Charlie Biton (left party during Knesset term), Tawfik Toubi (replaced by Tamar Gozansky), Meir Vilner (replaced by Hashem Mahameed), Tawfiq Ziad (replaced by Mohamed Nafa)
1992
62,545
2.4
3 / 120
1
Tamar Gozansky, Hashem Mahameed, Tawfiq Ziad (replaced by Saleh Saleem)
1996
129,455
4.2
4 / 120
1
Tamar Gozansky, Ahmad Sa'd, Saleh Saleem, Hashem Mahameed
1999
87,022
2.6
3 / 120
1
Mohammad Barakeh, Tamar Gozansky, Issam Makhoul
2003
93,819
3.0
2 / 120
1
Mohammad Barakeh, Issam Makhoul
2006
86,092
2.7
3 / 120
1
Mohammad Barakeh, Dov Khenin, Hana Sweid
2009
112,130
3.3
4 / 120
1
Mohammad Barakeh, Dov Khenin, Hana Sweid, Afu Agbaria
2013
113,439
3.0
4 / 120
Mohammad Barakeh, Dov Khenin, Hana Sweid, Afu Agbaria
2015
Part of the Joint List
5 / 120
1
Ayman Odeh, Aida Touma-Suleiman, Dov Khenin, Yousef Jabareen, Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf, Youssef Atauna