Ra'am

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.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich arrives to a conference of the Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon in Jerusalem, December 25, 2025

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."

|By103FM
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

Beliak (Yesh Atid) slammed Smotrich, saying, "You are so racist and disgusting. You should be ashamed. You are responsible, you are a minister in the government, you are responsible."

|ByKESHET NEEV
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

The Muslim Brotherhood's motto is “Allah is our objective, the Quran is our constitution, the Prophet is our leader, Jihad is our way, and dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.” 

|ByJONATHAN FELDSTEIN

Bennett's coalition aims for quiet week amid threats to its survival

Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar to 'Post': We will bring the emergency bill "when the time is right"

JUNE 11, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
JUSTICE MINISTER Gideon Sa’ar confers with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Knesset. Sa’ar decided to defer Israel’s joining the Istanbul Convention.

Mansour Abbas refuses to rule out government with Netanyahu

Heavy pressure on coalition MKs Zoabi, Ghanaim to resign • Both refuse to back down, say they have no intention to quit Knesset

JUNE 11, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mansour Abbas attends the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 22, 2022

Israel can't afford failure of idea that Arab party can be in coalition - analysis

If the Bennett-Lapid government experiment fails, it may or may not, depending on one’s political leanings, be a disaster.

JUNE 8, 2022ByHERB KEINON
MK Mazen Ghanaim and MK Nir Orbach exchange words during a vote in the Knesset plenum on June 6, 2022

Ra'am condemns police actions after Shura Council member arrested

The party condemned the arrest of Dr. Muhammad Salma Hassan, a member of the Shura Council of the Islamic Movement.

JUNE 6, 2022ByMAARIV ONLINE
Israeli security forces stand on a roof top near the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, following clashes on the compound in Jerusalem's Old City, April 15, 2022.

Israel will declare elections by the end of the year - fmr. minister

"If a government is unable to pass laws...then there is no point in its continued existence."

JUNE 3, 2022By103FM
New Hope leader Gideon Sa'ar votes in March 2021 elections.

Sa'ar considering new gov't with Likud - report

The justice minister reportedly held talks with a Likud representative about the option of forming a new government without dissolving the Knesset.

JUNE 1, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel's Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar is seen speaking at the Jerusalem Post annual conference at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, on October 12, 2021.

Arabs feel the change of participating in Israeli politics - analysis

For Abbas, entering the political game was about promoting the interests of Arab citizens of Israel while setting the Palestinian issue aside.

MAY 25, 2022ByKEREN SETTON/ THE MEDIA LINE
Mansour Abbas, head of the Ra'am party, leads a faction meeting in the Knesset on October 4, 2021

Israel's fragile coalition is drifting from one crisis to another

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Naftali Bennett’s coalition fixed its Ra’am problem, but new significant woes are on the way.

MAY 13, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett sits in the Knesset this week.

Israel's political crisis ends: Ra'am returns to coalition

Ra'am head Mansour Abbas said that the decision to remain in the coalition was made to provide solutions for Arab citizens.

MAY 11, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Ra'am head Mansour Abbas announces the decision to remain in the coalition on May 11, 2022

Knesset to return Monday amid storm in coalition

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

MAY 7, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
The eight party leaders of the 36th government coalition meet before the swearing in, June 13, 2021