ABSTRACT
The existence and role of the Palestinian parties in Israel highlight the contradictions of the Israeli political system. These contradictions have been accentuated after seventy years of state experience and with the non-resolution of the conflict. Israel is presented as a competitive liberal democracy but its operation is certainly anomalous because it systematically excludes a part of the actors due to the fact that they are not considered legitimate actors because they are not part of the nation and are alien to the founding ethos of the State. In recent years Palestinian parties in Israel have gained particular prominence in the political debate and on the parliamentary scene, and the latest electoral cycle has made them the main opposition force in the Knesset. This represents a new phase of sharpening the contradictions of the system and a illustrative expression of the Israeli ethnic democracy or ethnocracy.
