Ayman Odeh, who is 50 and lists himself as an atheist (he was born in a Muslim family), leads the Arab-Jewish Hadash party that‘s part of the Joint List political group.

Hadash is considered a left-wing coalition formed by the Communist Party of Israel (Maki) and other like-minded groups.

Ofer Cassif, who is Jewish, is 60. He has represented Hadash in the Knesset since April 2019.