Ra'am

IDI expert weighs if joint lists pose threat to Netanyahu ahead of Israel's elections - interview

Opposition parties remaining separate may actually offer strategic advantages for campaigning against Netanyahu, Rahat explained.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a Special Session in his Honor of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.
An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh, March 17, 2015.

Arab parties sign commitment to re-establish joint list ahead of Israel's elections

The bloc, once made up of the four Arab parties, began to break apart ahead of the 2021 elections after Ra’am left the alliance.

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A man lights a cigarette with fire from a burning picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Israelis rally in support of the nationwide protests happening in Iran, in Holon, Israel, January 14, 2026.

Majority of Israelis favor joint US-Israel action against Iran - poll

The responses were divided into those who support Israel joining the attack only if Iran first attacked or prepared to attack (29%) and those who would support Israeli participation regardless (44%).

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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

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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.

APRIL 23, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

Tally Gotliv debuts 'song' in Knesset, Ahmad Tibi expresses medical concern

Likud MK Tally Gotliv performed the famous Israeli tune made popular in the 1930s, attacking Arab MKs.

APRIL 4, 2024ByMAARIV ONLINE
MK Tally Gotliv attends a conference as part of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 28, 2022.

An unholy pact: The Hamas-affiliated Turkish organization collaborating with Ra’am

Ra’am had promoted fund-raising for the Khayr Ommah Foundation at least three times in the past, and its leaders have close ties with figures at Khayr Ommah.

FEBRUARY 24, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
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.

Org. associated with Israeli Islamist party transfers money to Hamas-linked group

According to the report, the "Aid 48" association, which is related to Ra'am, transferred huge sums to the association through a Hamas member.

FEBRUARY 12, 2024ByMAARIV ONLINE
The money found in the Gaza Strip

Knesset Ethics Committee sanctions Arab MKs for comments on Hamas war

Khatib-Yassin was suspended for a month, including two weeks without pay, after saying last week that babies weren't slaughtered and women weren't raped during October 7.

NOVEMBER 15, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Iman Yassin Khatib, poised to become the first lawmaker in Israel's history to wear a hijab or head scarf, which she does as a Muslim, following results of her Arab Joint List party in Israel's election, participates in an interview in a radio show in Naz

Ra’am MK asked to resign after denying slaughter of babies

MK Iman Khatib-Yassin apologized Sunday evening for her words to the Knesset channel according to which "we did not slaughter babies or rape women" in the attacks on October 7.

NOVEMBER 5, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Iman Yassin Khatib, poised to become the first lawmaker in Israel's history to wear a hijab or head scarf, which she does as a Muslim, following results of her Arab Joint List party in Israel's election, participates in an interview in a radio show in Naz

Israeli election poll: Blue and White party leads as coalition struggles to gain majority

According to the survey, the Blue and White party led by Benny Gantz continues to lead with 28 mandates.

JUNE 26, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
Premier candidates: Benny Gantz, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yair Lapid.

'Special status' of Arab Israelis can bridge to peace – Mansour Abbas

Abbas said that Ra'am's goal is to serve as a bridge between Jewish Israelis and Palestinians.

APRIL 27, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Ra'am Chairman Mansour Abbas speaks at the Jerusalem Post and Museum of Tolerance Celebrate the Faces of Israel conference.

Hamas cannot interfere in Arab-Israeli affairs, Mansour Abbas says - report

Abbas described during the interview that the terror organization's influence on Israel's Arab community is a "great catastrophe" and that it "brings a new calamity."

APRIL 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Mansour Abbas speaks at the Israel Bar Associan's Justice conference in Tel Aviv, September 5, 2022.

Herzog meets with Ra'am, Hadash-Ta'al for judicial reform negotiations

President Herzog is set to meet with faction leaders to discuss impending negotiations regarding the next steps in judicial reform negotiations.

MARCH 29, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Ra'am Party leader Mansour Abbas meets with President Isaac Herzog to present his party's recommendation for prime minister, November 10, 2022.