Ra'am

Smotrich doubles down on refusal to enlist daughter, claims IDF is 'no place for women'

In an interview, Smotrich also addressed his comments on crime rates in Arab communities, saying, "There is a culture of murder, killing, and jihad in Arab society."

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich arrives to a conference of the Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon in Jerusalem, December 25, 2025
Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 28, 2026.

'Are we to blame that you murder one another?' Smotrich clashes with Ra’am over Arab crime spike

An officially shuttered branch of the Muslim Brotherhood seen in Zarqa, Jordan on January 14.

Banning the Muslim Brotherhood: A good start, but only a first step - opinion

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 quarter of Israelis still unsure who to vote for, poll finds

More than twice as many coalition voters in 2021 say they will change blocs than opposition backers.

 A voting box in the last Israeli election in 2015

What does Jordan have to do with Israel's November elections? - opinion

Amman seems engaged in an effort to reconcile the remaining Joint List with Ra’am and the southern Islamic branch. Here's what it might mean for Israel's upcoming elections.

 RAED SALAH arrives for a visit at the Temple Mount, in April.

Israel elections: Arab sector voting at all-time low - poll

Last year the Israeli-Arab population voting percentage dropped to 44.6%, an all-time low.

 JOINT LIST leader MK Ayman Odeh stands and shouts his objections during a debate in the Knesset, as Ra’am leader MK Mansour Abbas sits to the left.

Israel elections: This gov't succeeded in one thing - normalcy - interview with MKs

The current government's most important achievement has been the return of a sense of normalcy to the government ministries, say Yisrael Beytenu MK Yossi Shain and Yesh Atid MK Moshe Tur Paz.

 Political debate on the Knesset channel between Yesh Atid MK Moshe Tur Paz and Yisrael Beytenu MK Yossi Shain.

Israel's Jewish-Arab partnership will succeed against all odds - opinion

It isn’t too late to give a real chance to Arab-Jewish partnership, to reach out to the Arab community and bring an agenda of partnership to the forefront of Israeli politics as well. 

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

Most Israeli Jews believe Ra'am partnership harmed state security - poll

Over half of the Jewish Israeli public stated that the partnership with Arab party Ra'am harmed Jewish society and Israeli society in general.

 Ra'am head Mansour Abbas attends a a plenum session and a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem on November 4, 2021.

Can Bedouin spirits sway Israel’s election?

There are 146,000 eligible Bedouin voters, enough to swing a national election in Israel’s razor-thin coalition math, depending on voter turnout.

 Former MK Said al-Harumi

Ra’am, Balad choose their Knesset representatives

The 591 attendees at the Ra'am conference only chose their first four candidates. The number one, two and four spots were not challenged and were merely reaffirmed by the assembly.

 Ra'am head Mansour Abbas at the Knesset plenum, January 4, 2022

Mansour Abbas: We have no ability, influence to stop the operation

The post came as Joint List politicians joined protests in a number of locations across the country against the operation.  

 SITTING AS Knesset deputy speaker, MK Mansour Abbas presides over a debate in the plenum last week.

Mansour Abbas: Ra’am not ruling out anyone in next coalition

The event was held at Ramat Hasharon's Yad Labanim Hall, which serves as a cultural center and includes a monument for IDF soldiers from the city who were killed in action.

 SITTING AS Knesset deputy speaker, MK Mansour Abbas presides over a debate in the plenum last week.