Who they are
Kaadan is a paediatrician from Baqa al-Gharbiyye. He worked at Schneider Children’s Medical Center’s Neurology Institute by 2012 and has practised in Clalit clinics. He stood for the Knesset with Balad in 2022.
Positions and record
National identity: In September 2022, opposed political assimilation and called for preserving Palestinian national identity.
Discrimination: In June 2026, criticised incitement and discriminatory policies affecting Arab professionals.
Where they stand
Holds the Balad line on every issue.
Judea & SamariaBalad lineEnd the occupation: a Palestinian state on the 4 June 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital, talks with the PLO, and a just solution for refugees under Resolution 194.
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & SecurityBalad lineMake the end of the war permanent, lift the siege and end military control of Gaza, with aid, rebuilding, the return of the displaced and UNRWA back at work.
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi EnlistmentBalad lineOpposes drafting Haredim or anyone else and would sanction no one who does not enlist; rejects military and civil service schemes for Arab youth.
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
EconomyBalad lineA minimum wage of at least 70% of the average wage, progressive tax, price controls on basics, and no privatisation of health, education, housing or welfare.
Social spendingFree market
EducationBalad lineArab schools run themselves, setting their own curriculum and administration, on budgets equal to Jewish schools' and with no privatisation.
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & StateBalad lineSeparation of religion and state, with freedom of conscience and belief, written into a constitution of equal citizenship.
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & CitizenshipBalad lineEqual citizenship in a constitution, recognition of Arab citizens as an indigenous national group, and repeal of the Nation-State Law.
Equal citizenshipJewish national state