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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.
In its first electoral test, Hadash won five seats, an increase of one from Rakah's four. But in the next elections in 1981 the party was reduced to four seats. It maintained its four seats in the 1984 elections, gaining another MK when Muhammed Wattad defected from Mapam in 1988. The 1988 election resulted in another four-seat haul, though the party lost a seat when Charlie Biton broke away to establish Black Panthers as an independent faction on 25 December 1990. The 1992 elections saw the party remain at three seats.
In the 1996 elections the party ran a joint list with Balad. Together they won five seats, but split during the Knesset term, with Hadash reduced to three seats. The 1999 elections saw them maintain three seats, with Barakeh and Issam Makhoul replacing Ahmad Sa'd and Saleh Saleem.
In the 2003 elections Hadash ran on another joint list, this time with Ahmed Tibi's Ta'al. The list won three seats, but again split during the parliamentary session, leaving Hadash with two MKs, Barakeh and Makhoul.
In the 2006 elections Hadash won three seats, with Hana Sweid and Dov Khenin entering the Knesset alongside Barakeh. The party won an additional seat in the 2009 elections, taken by Afu Agbaria.
In January 2015, former Knesset speaker Avraham Burg joined Hadash.
In 2018, Hadash activists were involved in creating joint Jewish-Arab anti-occupation movement Omdim Beyachad (Standing Together).
The party supports evacuation of all Israeli settlements, a complete withdrawal by Israel from all territories occupied as a result of the Six-Day War, and the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It also supports the right of return or compensation for Palestinian refugees. In addition to issues of peace and security, Hadash is known for being active on social and environmental issues. In keeping with socialist ideals, Hadash's environmental platform, led in the 2010s by Maki official Dov Khenin, calls for the nationalization of Israel's gas, mineral, and oil reserves.
Hadash has called for the recognition of Palestinian Arabs as a national minority within Israel. It has in recent times included elements of Arab nationalism in its platform.Ilan Lior, MK Dov Khenin: Netanyahu government is dangerous for Israel, Haaretz (16 January 2013). "It has also spearheaded Knesset legislation on environmental issues (it describes itself as red-green)."
Hadash shifted to a more Arab nationalist appeal after running on a joint list with Ta'al in 2003.
In 2015, Hadash declared its support for international campaigns against companies operating in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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