Mansour Abbas

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

Hadash, Ta'al and Balad are preparing to officially revive the Joint List this week after months of negotiations, with Ra'am remaining outside the alliance for now.

Yousef Jabareen attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2026.
Yisrael Beiteinu party chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2026.

Liberman urges opposition to focus on Netanyahu government collapse rather than leadership fights

MK Mansour Abbas speaks during a 40 signatures debate at the Knesset.

Grapevine, July 31, 2026: Common sense and compassion

Chairman of the “Together” party and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.

Bennett losing ground as Eisenkot, Netanyahu neck-and-neck for upcoming elections - poll


Knesset to return Monday amid storm in coalition

Disagreements in Ra'am could result in a Knesset dispersal bill passing

The eight party leaders of the 36th government coalition meet before the swearing in, June 13, 2021

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.

 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.

 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.

 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

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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.

 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.

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.

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.

 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.

 Mansour Abbas February 22, 2022.