Mansour Abbas

Hamas allegedly asked Mansour Abbas to ensure Netanyahu's re-election in 2021 - report

The official reportedly believed that "Netanyahu was looking for continued calm and quiet understandings, while a new government would be dragged into an operation in the Gaza Strip."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 12, 2026.
Arab MK Ayman Odeh (at the plenum) and MK Ahmad Tibi (in the foreground) attend a Hadash-Ta'al faction meeting at the Knesset, February 2, 2026.

Supermajority of Israeli Arabs support re-establishing Joint List for Knesset elections, poll shows

A new poll by ArPanel reveals strong backing among Israeli Arabs for a unified Joint List, with 82% in favor and a clear preference for new candidates in the upcoming Knesset election.

|ByJAMES GENN, MOSHE COHEN
Members of the Arab community in Israel protest against the violence in their community, in Sakhnin, northern Israel, January 22, 2026.

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.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Benny Gantz.

Benny Gantz advances ‘no Ra’am, no Ben-Gvir’ election campaign amid weak polling

Blue and White released a series of videos described as “nightmare scenarios” that it claimed would occur if “a government controlled by extremists comes to power again.”

|ByKESHET NEEV

Israel needs unity, not provocations, now more than anything - editorial

Both extremes think that restraint and tolerance are signs of weakness. They can't be more wrong.

MAY 2, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL
PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett shakes hands with MK Mansour Abbas in the Knesset. Large parts of the Jewish population do not recognize Israel’s Arabs as equal citizens.

Naftali Bennett: Proud Hamas wants government toppled

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar slammed Ra'am chief Mansour Abbas for remaining part of the coalition after Temple Mount clashes.

MAY 1, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett and Ra’am Chairman Mansour Abbas confer in the Knesset last month.

Mansour Abbas: Coalition crisis with Ra’am remains unresolved

Abbas faced criticism from Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Saturday for remaining in the coalition.

APRIL 30, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
WITHOUT ABBAS, Naftali Bennett would not have become prime minister.

Letters to the Editor April 25, 2022: We never left it

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say

APRIL 24, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Ra'am freezes coalition, Knesset membership in Temple Mount protest

Ra'am, headed by MK Mansour Abbas, took this step based on a decision by the party's religious advisory body known as the Shura Council.

APRIL 17, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett shakes hands with MK Mansour Abbas in the Knesset. Large parts of the Jewish population do not recognize Israel’s Arabs as equal citizens.

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.

68% of Israeli Arabs approve of Arab role in government - poll

Israel’s recently-formed 36th coalition government became the first in the country’s history to include a member from an Arab party.

APRIL 12, 2022ByBEN ZION GAD
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.

Avigdor Liberman and Mansour Abbas - strange bedfellows? - opinion

Amid the government drama, the lack of tension in the relationship between Finance Minister Liberman and MK Mansour Abbas has been astounding.

APRIL 7, 2022ByMARK REGEV
WITHOUT ABBAS, Naftali Bennett would not have become prime minister.

Mansour Abbas tells Jewish leaders he wants to expand ties with US Jews

The Knesset speaker apologizes to Jewish leaders for damage to relations with Diaspora.

FEBRUARY 22, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Mansour Abbas February 22, 2022.

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.