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


Israeli election avoided as state budget passes into law, after 3.5 years

Some opposition MKs mistakenly voted with the coalition, including opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on a budget clause at 1 a.m.

 Moments after the passing of the 2021 budget, October 4, 2021

Mansour Abbas: Israel's most unpredictable politician - editorial

You never quite know what Abbas's going to do, whom he is going to join forces with, or what he is going to say – which makes him among the most refreshing figures on the Israeli political scene.

MANSOUR ABBAS in the Knesset.

Marathon Knesset debate begins ahead of critical budget votes

The 2021 budget must be passed to prevent the Bennett government from falling. The voting is set to end by Friday morning.

Cabinet meeting on August 2 where the budget was approved

Ra'am on board for budget, while Chikli set to be punished for rebelling

Yamina intends to begin process of preventing rebel MK from running with Likud in future elections

RIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett chats with United Arab List leader Mansour Abbas during a special session of the Knesset to swear in the new coalition government, in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Likud aims to draft Ra'am MK to sink coalition budget

Likud officials spoke to Ra'am MK Mazen Ghanaim and told him that if he votes against the budget, the opposition will pass a bill authorizing building a hospital in Ghanaim's city, Sakhnin.

Mansour Abbas, head of the Ra'am party, seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on April 26, 2021.

Massive allocations to Israel's Arab sector here to stay - Abbas

MK Mansour Abbas said he proved he is changing not only politics but also Israeli society. From now on, he said it will be natural that Arab parties will be in governing coalitions.

 Social Equality Minister Meirav Cohen and Ra'am head Mansour Abbas are seen at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on October 25, 2021.

NIS 9 billion pledged to reduce education gaps for Arab Israelis

Education Ministry data reveal that the Arab system is allocated lower budgets across the board – between 20% to 40% lower– along with fewer days of staff training.

 ARAB-ISRAELI teacher, Nedaa Rabie, poses in her classroom at the Gvanim Junior High School in Kadima in 2013. The Gvanim Junior High School currently employs five Arab teachers and serves as a successful example of the Education Ministry’s program for integrating Arab school teachers in the Jewish

Negev homes built illegally to be connected to electricity after Lapid gives in to Ra'am

A controversial bill that would enable Arab and Bedouin homes built illegally to be connected to electricity will be made law, and Mandelblit defends Sa'ar's 'anti-Netanyahu' bill.

 Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Ra'am head Mansour Abbas and members of their parties tour the Negev on October 21, 2021

3 Bedouin villages to be recognized, receive infrastructure

In a tour of the Negev on Thursday, FM Yair Lapid announced that three Bedouin villages will be recognized and receive infrastructure.

 Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Welfare Minister Meir Cohen while touring the Negev

Shaked working toward compromise on immigration reform

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked took a step Wednesday toward extending an ordinance preventing Palestinians and residents of enemy countries from obtaining Israeli citizenship via marriage.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, Transport Minister Merav Michaeli, and Yamina MK Idit Silman ahead of the Citizenship Law vote, July 6, 2021