What are the main Palestinian Israeli parties and why are they doing so well?

“What are the main Palestinian Israeli parties and why are they doing so well?”

With most votes counted in Israel's general election , one of the most striking stories is how well Israeli Arab parties have performed at the polls. As it stands, the Arab Joint List, which includes Hadash, Balad and Ta'al, alongside the Ra'am party led by Mansour Abbas, have won a record 18 of the Knesset's 120 seats. A government needs 61 seats for a majority. With a tight race between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and his rival Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party, government…