Mansour Abbas

Israel elections: The Zionist case for forming a coalition with the Ra'am - opinion

If we want Israel to thrive as Jewish and democratic, we have to take the question of living together with our Arab citizens seriously.

Ra’am (United Arab List) leader Mansour Abbas pictured at the Knesset, May 11, 2026.
Yoav Segalovitz, former deputy public security minister attends Internal security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2021

Israeli ex-security officials contact Abbas as potential Segalovitz move attracts Jewish candidates

Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett.

Eisenkot keeps top, gains support for PM role as uncertainty grows in security, politics - poll

Yousef Jabareen attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2026.

Joint List to soon launch without Ra'am, deal in final stages, Hadash-Ta'al leader tells 'Post'


Mansour Abbas announces retirement: Next Israeli elections to be his last as MK

Although he appears willing to retire, Abbas’s departure from the Knesset may not be entirely within his control.

MK Mansour Abbas speaks at the Israel Bar Associan's Justice conference in Tel Aviv, September 5, 2022.

Ra'am's Abbas proposes parliamentary investigation into surging crime in Arab sector

"The number of murder cases leaped disproportionally in the past year, as a result of a prime minister whose only interest is to remain in power, and a failing, incapable, and racist minister."

 MK Mansour Abbas, leader of the United Arab List (Ra’am).

N13 poll: Next PM is toss up between Gantz or Bennett

A News 13 poll indicates National Unity Party led by Benny Gantz wins 30 seats if elections held today. Likud strengthens slightly; Yesh Atid receives 15 seats.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) meets with Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2024.

White House ‘concerned’ after Netanyahu pledges to use new law to shutter Al Jazeera in Israel

The White House expresses concern over Israel's plan to shut down Al Jazeera's offices under a new law, citing potential threats to press freedom. Netanyahu defends the move as a wartime necessity.

The White House is lit with the colors of the Israeli flag in Washington, US, October 9, 2023.

Ministers decry Mansour Abbas for calling on Palestinians to lay down arms

"For anyone who was wondering, terrorist supporter Mansour Abbas doesn't want to lay down the weapons that killed the elderly and babies," posted National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

 Ra'am Party head MK Mansour Abbas attends a conference of Israel Hayom newspaper in Jerusalem, September 6, 2023.

Mansour Abbas meets with families of hostages, delivers letter to Emir of Qatar calling for release

The parents, speaking of captive children, say it's "not about fighting terrorism. It's not about the war or the conflict, it's not about politics," but "our shared humanity at its very core."

 Ra'am Party head MK Mansour Abbas attends a conference of Israel Hayom newspaper in Jerusalem, September 6, 2023.

'I cannot speak': Israel's MKs watch IDF's October 7 documentary

"I held it out in the hall for five minutes and then I ran out sobbing and shaking," said one Likud MK.

The Knesset building, Jerusalem, Israel, on Independence Day. Taken from the south, from The Israel Museum.

The Arab Israeli community stands in solidarity against Hamas - opinion

“I have instructed the police commissioner to be prepared for a Guardian of the Walls 2 scenario,” he said, “… to be prepared for the infiltration of towns.”

 IN A MEDIA interview, MK Ayman Odeh said: ‘Any call for militant actions and igniting a war between Arabs and Jews inside Israel is something we will not accept.’

Islamist Israeli MK urges Hamas to free some Gaza captives

"The values of Islam oblige us not to take women, children, and the elderly as captives," said MK Mansour Abbas.

 Lawmaker Mansour Abbas, head of the United Arab List attends a special session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, to approve and swear in a new right-wing government, in Jerusalem December 29, 2022.

Opposition MKs walk out as Ben-Gvir addresses crime in Arab sector

Hadash-Ta’al MK Ayman Odeh said violence in the Arab sector was a product of Israeli racism.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to members of Israel's Special Patrol Unit in Tel Aviv on August 2, 2023.