Ra'am

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.

|ByDANIEL GOLDMAN
Ra’am (United Arab List) leader Mansour Abbas pictured at the Knesset, May 11, 2026.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Is Netanyahu hoping for a deadlock in the upcoming elections? - opinion

With smear campaigns and a possible attempt to manipulate the Likud’s primaries, the PM might be aiming for an election rematch outcome

|BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
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

"Recently, several people approached Ra'am following the negotiations with Yoav Segalovitz. A group was formed specifically of former senior officials and others," Muhammad Majadle said.

|By103FM
Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett.

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

Among the opposition parties, the Democrats have failed to return to double digits after losing two seats last week, falling to nine, below the level recorded before the party’s primaries.

|ByMOSHE COHEN

Mansour Abbas working to restore calm on Temple Mount

Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas reassured the public that his party has no interest in bringing down the government.

APRIL 16, 2022BySHIRA SILKOFF
MK Mansour Abbas during a discussion on the Electricity Law connecting to Arab and Bedouin towns, during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 5, 2022.

Controversial tree plantings on disputed land to resume

Government okays NIS 5.2b. plan for Bedouin communities in the Negev

MARCH 14, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Israeli police officers clash with Bedouins during a protest against tree planting by the Jewish National Fund, outside the Bedouin village of al-Atrash in the Negev desert, southern Israel, January 13, 2022.

Controversial citizenship bill passed into law

The bill aims to tighten immigration controls, making it harder for Palestinians who marry Israeli Arabs to receive citizenship.

MARCH 10, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Ra'am head Mansour Abbas at the Knesset plenum, December 15, 2021.

Ben-Gvir to 'Post': Israel's government controlled by Islamic Movement - opinion

Gershon Baskin’s serious problem is that he not only does not tell the truth but that he is also a hypocritical person. Gershon wants to silence me!

MARCH 2, 2022ByITAMAR BEN-GVIR
ITAMAR BEN-GVIR speaks to the media in Sheikh Jarrah last month.

Bill to increase pensions for IDF officers passes, ending coalition crisis

The bill passed its first reading in a 57-56 vote, with the support of Mansour Abbas and the other MKs of his Ra'am (United Arab List) party. 

FEBRUARY 28, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett shakes hands with Defense Minister Benny Gantz last month in the Knesset.

MK Mansour Abbas: Israel is not an apartheid state

He was responding in a virtual talk at an American pro-Israel think tank, in light of Amnesty International's report last month that made such a claim.

FEBRUARY 11, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
MK Mansour Abbas during a discussion on the Electricity Law connecting to Arab and Bedouin towns, during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 5, 2022.

Radicalization of Arab-Israelis is a threat to Israel - opinion

Two new studies warn of radicalization among Arab-Israelis and urge robust government action.

FEBRUARY 10, 2022ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett chats with Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas in the Knesset in June.

Arab party Ra'am threatens Bennett's coalition over citizenship bill

There are three versions of the bill, which will all be brought to a vote.

FEBRUARY 6, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Ra'am MK Waleed Taha at the Knesset plenum, January 4, 2022

How tree plantings almost toppled a coalition

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: The Likud managed to sow the seeds of rebellion in Bennett’s government.

JANUARY 14, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
POLICE OFFICERS detain a Bedouin man who was protesting tree planting by KKL-JNF outside the village of al-Atrash in the Negev, Wednesday.

2,000 Bedouin uproot disputed trees as Negev protests intensify

The protests continued on Thursday as Ra'am continues threatening the future of Naftali Bennett's government.

JANUARY 13, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN, ELIAV BREUER
Israeli security forces advance during a protest by Bedouins against forestation at the Negev desert village of Sawe al-Atrash, southern Israel January 12, 2022.