Mansour Abbas

Eisenkot files petition demanding Smotrich remove 'manipulative' AI-generated video

Eisenkot’s petition accused Smotrich of attempting to “spread hatred, lies, and mislead voters,” stating that “there is no place for lying, deception, and manipulation in the current election system.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, holds a press conference with the party’s new member Yoram Cohen in Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026.
Arab leaders stand in front of a sign that reads "We want to live without violence and crime"

Next Israeli government must include an Arab party, especially after October 7 - opinion

Including an Arab party in the first government formed after October 7 would be a powerful statement about what kind of society Israel wants to become after one of its darkest chapters.

|ByJONAH NAGHI
HEAD OF the Democrats party, Yair Golan, speaks at the anual Berl Katznelson Center (BKC) conference, on May 07, 2026.

Golan: Eisenkot should join Democrats or Bennett-Lapid, opposition should partner with Ra'am

“I look at the political map. The alliance already underway between Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid will be judged by one question only: Does it enlarge the bloc for change?” Golan said.

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FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference ahead of the vote on the state budget at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 29, 2026.

Gov't with Mansour Abbas would 'obviously' be worse than Oct. 7 massacre, Smotrich charges

According to Smotrich, while the massacre was a tragic and hard-to-digest event, the intentional aspect of a political partnership with an Arab party represents a greater danger in his view.

|ByKESHET NEEV

Bennett makes Time's 100 most influential people list

Bennett's feature was written by Ra'am (United Arab List) head Mansour Abbas.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett leads a cabinet meeting this week. If things go according to plan, he has all of 5782 ahead of him as Israel’s leader.

Bennett backtracks on Jews' religious freedom on Temple Mount

A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office after Jewish visits ended on Sunday seemed to acknowledge or even endorse Jews praying there.

JULY 19, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jews visit Temple Mount after closure during Operation Guardian of the Walls.

Cannabis bill delayed at Mansour Abbas's request

His request also prevented the bill from being defeated due to the absence of a coalition MK diagnosed with COVID-19, Vladimir Beliak (Yesh Atid).

JULY 14, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN, IDAN ZONSHINE
MK Mansour Abbas at the Knesset's Special Committee on Arab Society Affairs discussion of recent arrests in the sector.

Netanyahu: Bennett 'surrendered' to Mansour Abbas

"If Mansour Abbas will ask him to stand on one foot, clap and put his hands on his head, Bennett will do it. Bennett is a weak and extorted prime minister."

JULY 12, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN, JEREMY SHARON
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is seen at the Knesset, on July 12, 2021.

Ministerial committee advances cannabis decriminalization

By the end of September, the government expects Israelis will be able to carry 50 grams of cannabis, or 15 seeds, for recreational use, and reclassify CBD as a food additive.

JULY 12, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN, IDAN ZONSHINE
Hundreds of Israelis gather in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on April 20, 2021to protest in favor of cannabis legalization and for reforms in the medical cannabis market.

Discussion on Ra'am entering Israel's gov't misses the point - opinion

2 issues: Labeling of the Arab parties that make up the Joint List as left-wing parties, and the pattern of applauding the other Knesset parties’ willingness to include an Arab party.

JULY 8, 2021ByMICHAEL HUMPHRIES
FOREIGN MINISTER Yair Lapid speaks with Ra’am Party leader Mansour Abbas in the Knesset last month.

Who is Mansour Abbas and why does he make lawmakers uncomfortable?

An unlikely choice for Israeli government, he's been criticized by both Arab and Jewish leaders.

JULY 8, 2021ByMARCY OSTER/THE MEDIA LINE
MANSOUR ABBAS, head of the Ra’am Party, is seen after signing the coalition agreement, at Kfar Maccabiah in Ramat Gan, earlier this month.

Netanyahu enabled Bennett-Lapid’s coalition success

In desperation to form a government, Benjamin Netanyahu broke two Israeli taboos: He legitimized fascism and racism and wooing an Islamist Arab party.

JULY 2, 2021ByAVRAHAM AVI-HAI
Itamar Ben-Gvir waves a flag at the Jerusalem Flag March on June 15

Mansour Abbas offered deputy construction minister post

Israel has never built a new city for Arabs, and Abbas could have the opportunity to change that.

JUNE 23, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
MANSOUR ABBAS in the Knesset.

Bill threatening coalition hits new snag

Abbas downplayed the dispute to his coalition partners, saying that his MKs were still adjusting to being in a coalition for the first time.

JUNE 22, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
MK Mansour Abbas at the Knesset's Special Committee on Arab Society Affairs discussion of recent arrests in the sector.