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'


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.

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