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."

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

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'

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Abbas given bodyguard by Knesset after threats from right-wing protesters

Abbas told confidants earlier this week that he feared for his life from right-wingers who accuse him of supporting terror. 

 Ra'am head Mansour Abbas at the Knesset plenum, December 15, 2021.

The toxic discourse that endangers lives - opinion

This rhetoric places the threat of an attempted assassination as a real possibility, which must be prepared for.

 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.

Controversial illegal electricity law advances

A bill allowing thousands of illegally built homes to be connected to the national power grid passed the Knesset Interior Committee after raising controversy.

 Ra'am head Mansour Abbas speaks at the launch of the five-year plan for the Arab sector on November 23, 2021.

Ra’am’s Abbas meets Abdullah in Jordan

The visit between King Abdullah and MK Mansour Abbas was coordinated with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. 

JORDAN’S KING ABDULLAH II listens during a meeting in Amman in May.

Gov't plan for Arab community discriminates against Arabs in mixed cities - Lod mayor

The mayor of Lod petitioned the High Court on Thursday against the government's five-year plan for the Arab community, claiming that it excludes Arabs of mixed communities.

ARAB RESIDENTS and activists protest the death of Musa Hasuna, killed during Jewish-Arab clashes, outside Lod District Court on May 28.

Israeli election avoided as state budget passes into law, after 3.5 years

Some opposition MKs mistakenly voted with the coalition, including opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on a budget clause at 1 a.m.

 Moments after the passing of the 2021 budget, October 4, 2021

Mansour Abbas: Israel's most unpredictable politician - editorial

You never quite know what Abbas's going to do, whom he is going to join forces with, or what he is going to say – which makes him among the most refreshing figures on the Israeli political scene.

MANSOUR ABBAS in the Knesset.

Marathon Knesset debate begins ahead of critical budget votes

The 2021 budget must be passed to prevent the Bennett government from falling. The voting is set to end by Friday morning.

Cabinet meeting on August 2 where the budget was approved

Ra'am on board for budget, while Chikli set to be punished for rebelling

Yamina intends to begin process of preventing rebel MK from running with Likud in future elections

RIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett chats with United Arab List leader Mansour Abbas during a special session of the Knesset to swear in the new coalition government, in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Likud aims to draft Ra'am MK to sink coalition budget

Likud officials spoke to Ra'am MK Mazen Ghanaim and told him that if he votes against the budget, the opposition will pass a bill authorizing building a hospital in Ghanaim's city, Sakhnin.

Mansour Abbas, head of the Ra'am party, seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on April 26, 2021.