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'


Netanyahu enabled Bennett-Lapid’s coalition success

In desperation to form a government, Benjamin Netanyahu broke two Israeli taboos: He legitimized fascism and racism and wooing an Islamist Arab party.

Itamar Ben-Gvir waves a flag at the Jerusalem Flag March on June 15

Mansour Abbas offered deputy construction minister post

Israel has never built a new city for Arabs, and Abbas could have the opportunity to change that.

MANSOUR ABBAS in the Knesset.

Bill threatening coalition hits new snag

Abbas downplayed the dispute to his coalition partners, saying that his MKs were still adjusting to being in a coalition for the first time.

MK Mansour Abbas at the Knesset's Special Committee on Arab Society Affairs discussion of recent arrests in the sector.

Netanyahu, Gantz clash over Palestinian, Arab family reunification

The coalition needs the support of right-wing opposition MKs to pass the family reunification ordinance because it is opposed by Ra'am.

Alternate Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Benny Gantz and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a vote at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on August 24, 2020.

Lapid condemns Flag march slurs: 'This is not Judaism and not Israeli'

"It is incomprehensible how one can hold an Israeli flag in one's hand and shout 'death to Arabs' at the same time."

YAIR LAPID arrives at the Knesset ahead of the vote and swearing in of the 36th government, June 13, 2021.

Ra'am head Mansour Abbas: 'We are fully in the coalition'

Abbas said he signed a coalition agreement, and even though there were still details that needed to be worked out, he would honor it for the entire term of the government.

Ra'am Party leader Mansour Abbas.

The desired consequences of the new government unifying Israel - opinion

It’s easy to call for unity. The hard part is to translate it into action.

RA’AM PARTY head Mansour Abbas speaks after signing the coalition agreement in Ramat Gan last week.

Why the new coalition is the right choice for Israel

In the aftermath of the severe hostilities we’ve seen in recent weeks, the fact that so many divergent parties could come together to form a government is a positive step.

YESH ATID leader Yair Lapid, Yamina head Naftali Bennett and Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas sign coalition agreements at the Kfar Maccabiah hotel Wednesday night.

Israel elections round five: The least bad alternative

There’s no reason Bennett and Sa’ar can’t join forces and create a collaborative right-wing party that would be a worthy alternative to Netanyahu’s Likud.

YAIR LAPID and Naftali Bennett walk together in the Knesset in 2013

Police to Arab affairs committee: 8,000 to 10,000 weapons in sector

"There is no doubt that we all agree that protest is legitimate in a democracy and that it is the right of citizens to express political views," said MK Mansour Abbas.

MK Mansour Abbas at the Knesset's Special Committee on Arab Society Affairs discussion of recent arrests in the sector.