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Balad (political party)
Balad (בָּלַ״ד) is an Arab political party in Israel led by Sami Abu Shehadeh. The party advocates for the rights of Arab citizens in Israel. The party is known by the acronym of its Hebrew name, Brit Leumit Demokratit (בְּרִית לְאֻמִּית דֵּמוֹקְרָטִית); Balad (بلد) is also an Arabic word meaning "country" or "nation". Its full Arabic name is at-Tajammuʿ al-Waṭanī ad-Dīmuqrāṭī (التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي ). Balad is a political party whose stated purpose is the "struggle to transform the state of Israel into a democracy for all its citizens, irrespective of national or ethnic identity".
Hardal
Hardal (also spelled Chardal; חרד״ל, acronym for , "Nationalist Haredi", plural ) usually refers to the portion of the Religious Zionist Jewish community in Israel which inclines significantly toward Haredi ideology (whether in terms of outlook on the secular world, or in their stringent khumra approach to Halakha). Hardal Jews are also known as Torani (lit., "Torah-oriented") or Torani-Leumi. On yeshiva.org.