**Statement by the Joint List:**
**We are ready for political cooperation to bring down the Netanyahu government.**
Our community understood the gravity of the moment and turned out in massive numbers at the polls, from the Galilee and the Triangle to the Negev. In the face of incitement, intimidation, and racism, they turned Election Day into an unprecedented show of strength against the government of Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, and Smotrich.
This achievement proves that our community stands firm in defending its rights and is unwilling to compromise on them. The thousands of Jewish democrats who voted for the Joint List also demonstrated that there is a segment of the public willing to swim against the tide of racism and that believes in the path of peace, equality, and partnership.
The Joint List will do everything in its power to bring Netanyahu’s rule to an end. We are ready for political cooperation to establish an alternative government—one that offers a genuine alternative and commits to fundamentally changing the racist policies of the current government; one that works toward recognizing the rights of the Arab community and ending the exclusion of Arab citizens and their representatives from the political system.
We will continue to fight for our community and for a better future for all of us—a future based on full equality and genuine, equal partnership.