Ra'am

October 7 biggest issue for undecided voters as Yashar! stays ahead of Likud at 23 seats - poll

The opposition parties reached 70 seats, compared to the current coalition parties who received 50 of the 120 Knesset seats, the N12 poll found.

Former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot of the Yashar Party.
Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas.

Mansour Abbas' Ra'am party to hold first ever primary election for Knesset candidates

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas.

The Iran peace plan, and what it means for Israel’s upcoming elections - opinion

Arab leaders stand in front of a sign that reads "We want to live without violence and crime"

Next Israeli government must include an Arab party, especially after October 7 - opinion


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.

Illustrative: A voting box in the an 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.