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.

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

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

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


Mansour Abbas’s ‘Jewish state’ bombshell - opinion

Though he deserves kudos for breaking with the longstanding tradition of his peers in the Knesset, let’s keep in mind that he’s a politician with an agenda beyond what he touted in his campaign.

MANSOUR ABBAS, head of the Ra’am Party, is seen after signing the coalition agreement, at Kfar Maccabiah in Ramat Gan, earlier this month.

Mansour Abbas recognizes the reality of Israel - editorial

Abbas’s bold declaration diverges drastically from the traditionally held views of Arab parties in the Knesset that Israel should be a state of all its citizens, and not a Jewish state.

MANSOUR ABBAS in the Knesset.

Mansour Abbas, Mazen Ghananim - 'Will the real Ra'am please stand up?' - comment

Which MK represents the real Ra’am, Ghanaim or Abbas?

 Ra'am head Mansour Abbas attends a a plenum session and a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem on November 4, 2021.

Palestinians slam Mansour Abbas for 'recognizing' Israel as a Jewish state

PA President Mahmoud Abbas: Mansour Abbas represents only himself when he talks about accepting Israel as a Jewish state.

MK Mansour Abbas (Ra'am), October 4, 2021.

Israel is a Jewish state and will remain so - Ra'am's Abbas

The point of view of Arab parties in the past has been that Israel should be a state of all its citizens, not a Jewish state.

MANSOUR ABBAS, head of the Ra’am Party, is seen after signing the coalition agreement, at Kfar Maccabiah in Ramat Gan, earlier this month.

Abbas given bodyguard by Knesset after threats from right-wing protesters

Abbas told confidants earlier this week that he feared for his life from right-wingers who accuse him of supporting terror. 

 Ra'am head Mansour Abbas at the Knesset plenum, December 15, 2021.

The toxic discourse that endangers lives - opinion

This rhetoric places the threat of an attempted assassination as a real possibility, which must be prepared for.

 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.

Controversial illegal electricity law advances

A bill allowing thousands of illegally built homes to be connected to the national power grid passed the Knesset Interior Committee after raising controversy.

 Ra'am head Mansour Abbas speaks at the launch of the five-year plan for the Arab sector on November 23, 2021.

Ra’am’s Abbas meets Abdullah in Jordan

The visit between King Abdullah and MK Mansour Abbas was coordinated with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. 

JORDAN’S KING ABDULLAH II listens during a meeting in Amman in May.

Gov't plan for Arab community discriminates against Arabs in mixed cities - Lod mayor

The mayor of Lod petitioned the High Court on Thursday against the government's five-year plan for the Arab community, claiming that it excludes Arabs of mixed communities.

ARAB RESIDENTS and activists protest the death of Musa Hasuna, killed during Jewish-Arab clashes, outside Lod District Court on May 28.