Mansour Abbas

'He's from Muslim Brotherhood': Otzma Yehudit calls to bar Ra'am MK Abbas from Knesset elections

The demand came following a post shared by Abbas, in which he claimed Arab parties were forced to accept Israel as a Jewish state to avoid being barred from elections, and it was not a choice.

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas and MK Walid al-Huashla at faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 15, 2026.
Yoav Segalovitz, former deputy public security minister attends Internal security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2021

Why are more Jewish politicians considering joining Israeli Arab parties? - opinion

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive to cast their vote at a polling station in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026, as party members vote in the Likud primary elections to determine the party’s Knesset list ahead of the Israeli general elections.

Developments of the last week that could affect the approaching elections - opinion

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026.

US, Israel only ones who don't recognize Palestine as state, Ra'am's Abbas says


White House ‘concerned’ after Netanyahu pledges to use new law to shutter Al Jazeera in Israel

The White House expresses concern over Israel's plan to shut down Al Jazeera's offices under a new law, citing potential threats to press freedom. Netanyahu defends the move as a wartime necessity.

The White House is lit with the colors of the Israeli flag in Washington, US, October 9, 2023.

Ministers decry Mansour Abbas for calling on Palestinians to lay down arms

"For anyone who was wondering, terrorist supporter Mansour Abbas doesn't want to lay down the weapons that killed the elderly and babies," posted National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

 Ra'am Party head MK Mansour Abbas attends a conference of Israel Hayom newspaper in Jerusalem, September 6, 2023.

Mansour Abbas meets with families of hostages, delivers letter to Emir of Qatar calling for release

The parents, speaking of captive children, say it's "not about fighting terrorism. It's not about the war or the conflict, it's not about politics," but "our shared humanity at its very core."

 Ra'am Party head MK Mansour Abbas attends a conference of Israel Hayom newspaper in Jerusalem, September 6, 2023.

'I cannot speak': Israel's MKs watch IDF's October 7 documentary

"I held it out in the hall for five minutes and then I ran out sobbing and shaking," said one Likud MK.

The Knesset building, Jerusalem, Israel, on Independence Day. Taken from the south, from The Israel Museum.

The Arab Israeli community stands in solidarity against Hamas - opinion

“I have instructed the police commissioner to be prepared for a Guardian of the Walls 2 scenario,” he said, “… to be prepared for the infiltration of towns.”

 IN A MEDIA interview, MK Ayman Odeh said: ‘Any call for militant actions and igniting a war between Arabs and Jews inside Israel is something we will not accept.’

Islamist Israeli MK urges Hamas to free some Gaza captives

"The values of Islam oblige us not to take women, children, and the elderly as captives," said MK Mansour Abbas.

 Lawmaker Mansour Abbas, head of the United Arab List attends a special session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, to approve and swear in a new right-wing government, in Jerusalem December 29, 2022.

Opposition MKs walk out as Ben-Gvir addresses crime in Arab sector

Hadash-Ta’al MK Ayman Odeh said violence in the Arab sector was a product of Israeli racism.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to members of Israel's Special Patrol Unit in Tel Aviv on August 2, 2023.

UAE envoy meets with Mansour Abbas, Ahmed Dabbah on Arab-Israeli ties

Al Khaja, the UAE’s first ambassador to Israel, has been at the forefront of rapidly developing relations between the UAE and Israel since the 2020 Abraham Accords. 

 UAE AMBASSADOR Mohamed Al Khaja speaks during the opening ceremony of the Emirati embassy in Tel Aviv last month.

Netanyahu ignored Abbas's request to lead fight against Arab crime

Mansour Abbas, head of the Ra'am Party, offered to help fight Arab sector crime, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignored his request, as crime rates continue to skyrocket.

 Ra'am Party head MK Mansour Abbas attends a conference of Israel Hayom newspaper in Jerusalem, September 6, 2023.

East Jerusalem funding: Cabinet set to vote on Sunday

The finance minister drew criticism from members both of the opposition and the coalition when he announced two weeks ago he would withhold NIS 2.5 billion.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem last month.