JERUSALEM (AA) – An Arab member of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) has announced that his party, the Arab Movement for Renewal, would split from the Arab Joint List, an umbrella of pro-Arab parties, local media reported on Wednesday.<br> </p> <p>Ahmad Tibi has reportedly sent a letter to the Knesset’s House Committee in which he officially requested that the panel remove his party from the joint list. <br> </p> <p>Established in 2015, the list also includes the Hadash, Balad, and United Arab List parties. <br> </p> <p>With 13 seats in the 120-member Knesset, the Arab Joint List currently represents the third largest bloc in the assembly. <br> </p> <p>Tibi, meanwhile, has yet to comment on his decision to withdraw his party from the coalition. <br> </p> <p>Last month, the Knesset called for early elections amid a dispute between the ruling coalition government’s partners over a compulsory military service bill.
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