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United Arab List (RAAM, Hebrew. acr. of Reshima Aravit Me'uchedet: רשימה ערבית מאוחדת) is a political party in Israel representing and supported by Israeli Arabs. The United Arab List, Balad, and the single-member Ta'al (which ran on a joint ticket with the United Arab List in the 2006 election, the coalition known as Ra'am-Ta'al) are the Arab parties currently in the Knesset, and along with the Jewish-Arab Hadash, make up most of the Arab representation in the Knesset.

The United Arab List was established in 1996, as a union between two political parties: The Arab Democratic Party (Hezb al-Democraty al-Arabi / Miflaga Democratit Aravit) and elements related to the southern faction Islamic Movement and to the National Unity Front. The southern faction of the Islamic Movement is now the dominant force in the party. Other members include the Arab National Party and the Ta'al Movement in the current Knesset.

Its constituency consists mostly of religious or nationalist Israeli Arabs, and enjoys popularity among the Bedouin. The Islamic Movement also operates in poor Arab towns and villages, as well as in Bedouin settlements, to mobilizes voters.

It supports the creation of a Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital; and a solution of two states—one Jewish and one Palestinian—for the conflict in the region.