Mansour Abbas

Israel cannot call itself a democracy while excluding Arabs from political power - opinion

Demanding full equality and opposing military occupation should not place anyone outside legitimate political life. Arab citizens have the same right as Jewish citizens to elect representatives.

|ByJOSH DRILL
Mansour Abbas is the head of Ra’am, one of four Arab parties vying for a place in the Knesset.
Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 12, 2026.

Disqualifying Ra'am from Israeli elections: It’s good for Zionism, bad for democracy - opinion

I support the decision to disqualify Ra’am from the upcoming election. I also believe that disqualifying a political party and denying citizens the ability to vote for it is bad for democracy.

|ByADAM SCOTT BELLOS
Ra’am party chairman Mansour Abbas, together with party member Yoav Segalovich, arrives to submit the party list to the Central Elections Committee, Jerusalem, September 7, 2026; illustrative.

Ra’am, Joint List fight bids to bar them from Knesset election

Ra’am, the Joint List, Balad and two candidates asked the Central Elections Committee to reject six petitions seeking to bar them from the 2026 Knesset election.

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

Otzma Yehudit issues request for Ra'am, Abbas to be barred from 2026 Knesset elections

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, chairman of Otzma Yehudit, stated that Ra'am and Abbas were "wolves in sheep's clothing," and called them "Hamas-supporting terrorists."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel Elections: Israelis prefer Ben-Gvir to Abbas in next gov't - poll

Netanyahu bloc wins 60 seats, unable to form government • Prime Minister Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid rises to 24, Yamina out of next Knesset

JULY 26, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK ITAMAR BEN-GVIR addresses the Knesset plenum as Ra’am (United Arab List) Party leader Mansour Abbas presides during a session in November.

Did a year of change government in Israel bring Jews and Arabs closer?

Mansour Abbas may have changed the Israeli political landscape forever after becoming the first leader of any majority-Arab party to join an Israeli government.

JULY 20, 2022ByNOGA TARNOPOLSKY/JTA
Naftali Bennett and Mansour Abbas in the Knesset.

Grapevine July 20, 2022: They also serve who only stand and wait

Movers and shakers of Israeli society.

JULY 19, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden with President Isaac Herzog and his wife, Michal, at his official residence in Jerusalem, last week.

Israel Election: We must restore hope to Israel's Arab citizens - opinion

Low voter turnout, combined with declarations that the Arab public has no place among Israel’s decision-makers, is liable to create a fertile political climate for populist and racist legislation.

JULY 4, 2022ByMUHAMMED KHALAILY
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's Arab citizens must learn negotiating in uncertainty - opinion

Mansour Abbas’ efforts with the change government showed a steady hand in negotiating complex situations. This is not only what Arab citizens need but what Israel needs.

JULY 3, 2022ByROBERT CHERRY
SITTING AS Knesset deputy speaker, MK Mansour Abbas presides over a debate in the plenum last week.

Beware false election narratives from both the Left and the Right - opinion

Israel continues to be a free, enlightened, creative and exciting place. Do not let radical electioneering disfigure that noble reality.

JUNE 24, 2022ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
THE KNESSET votes in a preliminary reading on Wednesday to dissolve and hold a new election. It is ‘obscene and boorish’ to portray Israeli society as bisected by two warring narratives, says the writer.

Letters to the Editor June 20, 2022: Get real

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JUNE 19, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Failed experiment isn't with Arabs, its PM without legitimacy - opinion

When the prime minister lacks legitimacy, the foundation upon which that government rests starts to fray.

JUNE 16, 2022ByYAAKOV KATZ
All alone and likely on his way out. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Knesset this week.

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 continues working on Arab sector plan worth NIS 30 billion

NIS 2 billion was set aside by the Israeli government for upgrades in the road and transport infrastructure in Arab localities.

JUNE 11, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of the main road in the Arab-Israeli village of Majd al-Krum