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.

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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

Massive allocations to Israel's Arab sector here to stay - Abbas

MK Mansour Abbas said he proved he is changing not only politics but also Israeli society. From now on, he said it will be natural that Arab parties will be in governing coalitions.

OCTOBER 25, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
Social Equality Minister Meirav Cohen and Ra'am head Mansour Abbas are seen at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on October 25, 2021.

NIS 9 billion pledged to reduce education gaps for Arab Israelis

Education Ministry data reveal that the Arab system is allocated lower budgets across the board – between 20% to 40% lower– along with fewer days of staff training.

OCTOBER 25, 2021ByBEN ZION GAD
ARAB-ISRAELI teacher, Nedaa Rabie, poses in her classroom at the Gvanim Junior High School in Kadima in 2013. The Gvanim Junior High School currently employs five Arab teachers and serves as a successful example of the Education Ministry’s program for integrating Arab school teachers in the Jewish

Negev homes built illegally to be connected to electricity after Lapid gives in to Ra'am

A controversial bill that would enable Arab and Bedouin homes built illegally to be connected to electricity will be made law, and Mandelblit defends Sa'ar's 'anti-Netanyahu' bill.

OCTOBER 21, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Ra'am head Mansour Abbas and members of their parties tour the Negev on October 21, 2021

3 Bedouin villages to be recognized, receive infrastructure

In a tour of the Negev on Thursday, FM Yair Lapid announced that three Bedouin villages will be recognized and receive infrastructure.

OCTOBER 21, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Welfare Minister Meir Cohen while touring the Negev

Shaked working toward compromise on immigration reform

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked took a step Wednesday toward extending an ordinance preventing Palestinians and residents of enemy countries from obtaining Israeli citizenship via marriage.

OCTOBER 6, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, Transport Minister Merav Michaeli, and Yamina MK Idit Silman ahead of the Citizenship Law vote, July 6, 2021

Bennett makes Time's 100 most influential people list

Bennett's feature was written by Ra'am (United Arab List) head Mansour Abbas.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett leads a cabinet meeting this week. If things go according to plan, he has all of 5782 ahead of him as Israel’s leader.

Bennett backtracks on Jews' religious freedom on Temple Mount

A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office after Jewish visits ended on Sunday seemed to acknowledge or even endorse Jews praying there.

JULY 19, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jews visit Temple Mount after closure during Operation Guardian of the Walls.

Cannabis bill delayed at Mansour Abbas's request

His request also prevented the bill from being defeated due to the absence of a coalition MK diagnosed with COVID-19, Vladimir Beliak (Yesh Atid).

JULY 14, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN, IDAN ZONSHINE
MK Mansour Abbas at the Knesset's Special Committee on Arab Society Affairs discussion of recent arrests in the sector.

Netanyahu: Bennett 'surrendered' to Mansour Abbas

"If Mansour Abbas will ask him to stand on one foot, clap and put his hands on his head, Bennett will do it. Bennett is a weak and extorted prime minister."

JULY 12, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN, JEREMY SHARON
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is seen at the Knesset, on July 12, 2021.

Ministerial committee advances cannabis decriminalization

By the end of September, the government expects Israelis will be able to carry 50 grams of cannabis, or 15 seeds, for recreational use, and reclassify CBD as a food additive.

JULY 12, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN, IDAN ZONSHINE
Hundreds of Israelis gather in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on April 20, 2021to protest in favor of cannabis legalization and for reforms in the medical cannabis market.