Ra'am

'He's from Muslim Brotherhood': Otzma Yehudit calls to bar Ra'am MK Abbas from Knesset elections

The demand came following a post shared by Abbas, in which he claimed Arab parties were forced to accept Israel as a Jewish state to avoid being barred from elections, and it was not a choice.

|BySHIR PERETS
Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas and MK Walid al-Huashla at faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 15, 2026.
Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar! party, speaks during the launch of a book in Herzliya, central Israel, April 26, 2026

Eisenkot edges Netanyahu for PM suitability, Yashar bigger than Likud - poll

The bloc breakdown based on the results shows the coalition bloc with 50 seats, the opposition with 59 seats, and Arab parties with 11 seats.

|ByMAARIV ONLINE
Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026.

US, Israel only ones who don't recognize Palestine as state, Ra'am's Abbas says

"We, the Arab citizens of Israel, are a bridge to achieving peace," Ra'am Party head MK Mansour Abbas said at the conference.

|ByYOAV ETIEL, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yoav Segalovitz, former deputy public security minister attends Internal security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2021

How a Jewish ex-police probes chief could revive Mansour Abbas as Israeli Arab kingmaker - analysis

In an official statement last week, Ra’am’s chairman Mansour Abbas and Segalovitz said they had met and held a “cordial and positive” discussion about the possibility of Segalovitz joining Ra’am.

|ByTOMER ALMAGOR / JTA

Arabs feel the change of participating in Israeli politics - analysis

For Abbas, entering the political game was about promoting the interests of Arab citizens of Israel while setting the Palestinian issue aside.

MAY 25, 2022ByKEREN SETTON/ THE MEDIA LINE
Mansour Abbas, head of the Ra'am party, leads a faction meeting in the Knesset on October 4, 2021

Israel's fragile coalition is drifting from one crisis to another

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Naftali Bennett’s coalition fixed its Ra’am problem, but new significant woes are on the way.

MAY 13, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett sits in the Knesset this week.

Israel's political crisis ends: Ra'am returns to coalition

Ra'am head Mansour Abbas said that the decision to remain in the coalition was made to provide solutions for Arab citizens.

MAY 11, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Ra'am head Mansour Abbas announces the decision to remain in the coalition on May 11, 2022

Knesset to return Monday amid storm in coalition

Disagreements in Ra'am could result in a Knesset dispersal bill passing

MAY 7, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
The eight party leaders of the 36th government coalition meet before the swearing in, June 13, 2021

Temple Mount clashes endanger Bennett coalition

Ra’am’s Shura Council to decide the government's fate as Knesset reconvenes.

MAY 5, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Knesset cabinet meeting, May 1, 2022.

Ra'am freezes coalition, Knesset membership in Temple Mount protest

Ra'am, headed by MK Mansour Abbas, took this step based on a decision by the party's religious advisory body known as the Shura Council.

APRIL 17, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett shakes hands with MK Mansour Abbas in the Knesset. Large parts of the Jewish population do not recognize Israel’s Arabs as equal citizens.

Mansour Abbas working to restore calm on Temple Mount

Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas reassured the public that his party has no interest in bringing down the government.

APRIL 16, 2022BySHIRA SILKOFF
MK Mansour Abbas during a discussion on the Electricity Law connecting to Arab and Bedouin towns, during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 5, 2022.

Controversial tree plantings on disputed land to resume

Government okays NIS 5.2b. plan for Bedouin communities in the Negev

MARCH 14, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Israeli police officers clash with Bedouins during a protest against tree planting by the Jewish National Fund, outside the Bedouin village of al-Atrash in the Negev desert, southern Israel, January 13, 2022.

Controversial citizenship bill passed into law

The bill aims to tighten immigration controls, making it harder for Palestinians who marry Israeli Arabs to receive citizenship.

MARCH 10, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Ra'am head Mansour Abbas at the Knesset plenum, December 15, 2021.

Ben-Gvir to 'Post': Israel's government controlled by Islamic Movement - opinion

Gershon Baskin’s serious problem is that he not only does not tell the truth but that he is also a hypocritical person. Gershon wants to silence me!

MARCH 2, 2022ByITAMAR BEN-GVIR
ITAMAR BEN-GVIR speaks to the media in Sheikh Jarrah last month.