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Mansour Abbas’s Dilemma and the Israeli Election
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Commentary Magazine
In 2021, the Ra’am party, led by Mansour Abbas, made history by becoming the first Arab party to establish itself as a formal member of a governing coalition.
This time around, Ra’am has agreed to be part of a joint Arab slate, in which the Arab parties all run together.
A joint Arab slate means Ra’am is tying its fortunes to parties that wouldn’t sit in a government.
A technically secular Arab party, perhaps even one with a Jewish candidate, would be another major step toward the normalization of Arab politics on a national level.
Such a move would be unlikely now that the Arab parties are running together.