Mansour Abbas

Thousands protest rising crime in Arab sector, Ben-Gvir accuses leaders of 'fueling violence'

“Tens of thousands in Sakhnin are marching together for the safety of all of us,” Hadash-Tal chairperson MK Ayman Odeh said.

Members of the Arab community in Israel protest against the violence in their community, in Sakhnin, northern Israel, January 22, 2026.
Benny Gantz.

Benny Gantz advances ‘no Ra’am, no Ben-Gvir’ election campaign amid weak polling

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with the head and officials of the Judiciary Branch in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah, Tehran, July 16, 2025.

Major shifts in Iran, Ra'am party opens its ranks - January 5, 2026

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 24, 2025.

Ra'am to open party to all Israelis, leader Abbas 'aims to recruits Jewish politicians'


What makes a nation strong? Lessons for Ukraine, Israel, the US

Israel and the US are models for Ukraine to recognize that a strong country is built on an independent judiciary, freedom of the press, and freedom of speech

 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the Western Wall on January 23, 2020.

Did the experiment fail? 70% of Israelis don’t want Arabs in future coalition - JPost poll

Netanyahu cannot form government in three scenarios • Ben-Gvir would receive six seats

 Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Prime Minister Naftali Bennet and Idit Silman attend a plenary session at the assembly of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, June 28, 2021

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.

 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.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett sits in the Knesset this week.

Ra'am's Mansour Abbas to announce coalition's fate Wednesday morning

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's government hangs in balance ahead of Knesset dissolution bill.

 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.

Bennett's coalition hangs in balance as Knesset returns for 'bloody' session

The Knesset’s summer session will last until the end of July and will be a tough hurdle for Bennett and Lapid to overcome.

 Knesset cabinet meeting, May 1, 2022.

Bennett: Politics won’t impact Temple Mount decisions

Ra'am head Mansour Abbas wrote on Saturday that the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict includes "establishing a Palestinian State in the West Bank and Gaza with Jerusalem as its capital."

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the security cabinet at the Knesset, May 8, 2022.

Knesset to return Monday amid storm in coalition

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

The eight party leaders of the 36th government coalition meet before the swearing in, June 13, 2021

Israel needs unity, not provocations, now more than anything - editorial

Both extremes think that restraint and tolerance are signs of weakness. They can't be more wrong.

 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.

Naftali Bennett: Proud Hamas wants government toppled

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar slammed Ra'am chief Mansour Abbas for remaining part of the coalition after Temple Mount clashes.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett and Ra’am Chairman Mansour Abbas confer in the Knesset last month.