Balad
Balad (Hebrew: בָּלַ״ד) is a political party in Israel. It is a Hebrew acronym of Brit Le'umit Demokratit (Hebrew: בְּרִית לְאֻמִּית דֵּמוֹקְרָטִית, lit. 'National Democratic Alliance'). Balad (Arabic: بلد) is also an Arabic word. It means "country" or "nation". Balad's full Arabic name is at-Tajammuʿ al-Waṭanī ad-Dīmuqrāṭī (Arabic: التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي ).Its ideology is social democratic, Arab nationalist, pan-Arabic, secular, and anti-Zionist.
Balad was founded in 1995. The party's political leader is Sami Abu Shehadeh.
As of 2022, Balad has no seats in the Knesset.
