Mansour Abbas

Mansour Abbas:

'We're working to stop the break-ins to Al-Aqsa'

Ra'am chairman responds to Hamas leader who called on Ra'am to leave the government.

United Arab List returns to coalition as PM caves to UAL demands

'Bennett government is nearing its end - but we won't be the first ones to break it up,' UAL officials say, as party rejoins coalition.

Coalition crisis:

PM Bennett: Hamas wants this government to fail

"They're hankering after briefcases stuffed with dollars. The fact that Hamas wants this government to fall tells you all you need to know."

Coalition crisis:

Ra'am demands 'amended' status quo on Temple Mount

Mansour Abbas wants Jordan to present list of demands. Without Israeli acquiescence, Ra'am will not return to coalition.

Hamas leader calls on Arab party to leave coalition

Hamas leader calls on Israeli Arabs to arm themselves with guns and knives ahead of great battle against Israel.

Report:

Ra'am chairman met Jordan's King Abdullah II

MK Mansour Abbas reportedly met King Abdullah II of Jordan in Amman and discussed with him the situation in Jerusalem.

Mansour Abbas: I want to stay in the coalition

Ra'am chairman says he wants to be 'unifier' despite pressure from Islamic Movement to leave the coalition.

Mansour Abbas:

'No Jewish prayer on Temple Mount or Ra'am will leave govt.'

After suspending cooperation with coalition, Ra'am presents list of demands to remain in the government,

Islamic council rules:

United Arab List to suspend cooperation with Bennett government

Southern Islamic Movement's steering committee orders United Arab List to freeze its cooperation with the coalition, citing Temple Mount.

Temple Mount violence:

Ra'am spiritual leader demands Abbas leave coalition

Sheikh Mohammad Salameh Hassan demands Ra'am chairman resign from coalition over Israel's response to violence on the Temple Mount.

Former MK calls on Abbas to leave coalition

Balad party chairman Jamal Zahalka calls on MK Mansour Abbas to immediately leave coalition following riots on the Temple Mount.

Al Aqsa Riots:

United Arab List threatens to topple gov't over Temple Mount

Mansour Abbas slams police operation to arrest Arab rioters on Temple Mount, threatens to bolt coalition: 'This is a red line for us.'

Former Arab MK:

'In next elections, United Arab List will be largest Arab party'

Former MK Abdulmalik Dehamshe, close to UAL chair MK Abbas, says party uninterested in new elections, but not afraid of them, either.

Mansour Abbas:

'Ayman Odeh harming reparation of relations with Jews'

Ra’am chairman criticizes Joint List chairman who called on Arabs serving in security forces to revolt.

Op-ed:

Which Abbas did this?

Who did Minister Benny Gantz thank for condemning terror, Mansour or Mahmouod? Is there a difference?Op-ed.

Coalition crisis

MK Eli Avidar confident government won't fall

Avidar hopes Joint List opposition party will provide a life-jacket and forestall elections. MK Mansour Abbas is less optimistic.

Mansour Abbas’s condemnation of terror: is it real?

Are the Ra'am Party leader's statements a reflection of a moderate and courageous line or a mere propaganda exercise? Op-ed.

Mansour Abbas cancels speech denouncing terrorist attacks

Internal disagreements in Ra'am on condemnation of terrorist attacks lead to cancellation of speech by MK Abbas.

Security increased for Mansour Abbas

Ra'am chairman faces increased threats following week of deadly terror attacks.

Abbas to Netanyahu:

'We sat together three times last year'

Ra'am chairman reminds Netanyahu that the two held contacts on the formation of a coalition just a year ago.

Yet again

It will not stop until Israel cracks down seriously at those places where the hatred is simmering and confiscates the weaponry. Op-ed.

Mansour Abbas condemns Bnei Brak attack

Ra'am chairman: We all stand together in the face of a murderous wave of terror.

MK Eli Avidar: Israeli Arabs are not the enemy

MK Avidar praises Mansour Abbas' moderation, but notes that he has no influence on ISIS terrorists.

Mansour Abbas condemns Hadera attack: Despicable ISIS terrorism

Joint List chairman Ayman Odeh: There is and can be no justification for harming civilians.

Arab MK:

'Whoever carries out such a despicable crime is a terrorist'

Arab party leader condemns Be'er Sheva terror attack, says he hopes to pay condolence visit to victims' families.

Mansour Abbas:

'We formed a right-center-left-and-Arab government'

MK Mansour Abbas says he is pleased with Ra’am's decison to join the government, calls it a "tremendous political achievement."

Just 44% of Arabs approve inclusion of Arab party in current govt

Only 1 in 3 Arabs feel that things have improved for them over the past year; 2 in 3 Arabs doubt that things will get better.

How did Ayelet Shaked persuade Mansour Abbas to toe the line?

The Citizenship Law has passed, but what price will the government pay for it?

United Arab List won't bring down coalition

Coalition's Arab partner sees bringing down government as 'irresponsible,' promises to continue achievements for Arab sector.

Arab MK: 'We have accomplished enormous achievements'

'We sacrificed a lot in order to be part of this coalition,' MK Mansour Abbas, United Arab List chair, says.

Radical cleric:

'Ra'am should leave the coalition'

Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement, criticizes Ra'am for abandoning its principles.

Mansour Abbas: Coalition stable despite internal conflicts

Ra'am leader says party shattered glass celling for Arabs in Israeli politics, Citizenship Law not a threat to the coalition.

Pundit:

'Aryeh Deri legitimized Mansour Abbas'

Commentator Muhammad Majadele claims Aryeh Deri paved the way for Ra'am's entry into the current coalition.

Mansour Abbas:

'We suffer every day in order to be in this coalition'

Ra'am chairman responds to riots in the Negev: Even if you are right - it is impossible to accept violence.

Abbas to Netanyahu:

'You, too, agreed to stop planting in the Negev'

Ra'am chairman responds to opposition leader: You agreed to recognize three Bedouin communities, take a deep breath.

Mansour Abbas stops voting with the coalition

Ra'am chairman ends support for coalition over JNF tree planting in the Negev.

An open letter to the Hon. MK Mansour Abbas, head of Ra'am

Arafat only got to start intifadas. You actually get the deciding vote in the Knesset on who is a Jew. This is what is at stake.Op-ed

Mansour Abbas:

'We will vote against Shaked's Citizenship Law'

Ra'am chairman: We formed the government and brought Ayelet Shaked and others to be ministers.

No afterglow from Gantz’s meeting with Abbas

Did Gantz know he was being played? What’s it all about? Opinion.

Mansour Abbas:

'I haven't spoken with Netanyahu since gov't was formed'

Ra'am chairman reveals Netanyahu was calling him constantly as he negotiated with Bennett and Lapid.

Arab party official: 'The settlements will be erased'

Sec.-Gen. of MK Mansour Abbas' party claims, 'Western Wall is Muslim, release security prisoners.'

Fatah: Mansour Abbas will end up in the trash bin of history

PA chairman's movement rips MK Mansour Abbas who said Israel is a Jewish state.

Ra'am official: Abbas did not recognize a Jewish Israel

Former Ra'am MK says MK Mansour Abbas did not recognize Israel as being a Jewish state.

Joint List chairman: We deserve equal rights too

Joint list chairman Ayman Odeh responds to Mansour Abbas who said Israel will remain a Jewish state: He went too far.

Mansour Abbas: Israel is a Jewish state and will remain that way

Ra'am chairman makes surprising remarks: The State of Israel was born as a Jewish state. It is the decision of the people.

US Amb. meets Arab party chairman

US Amb. to Israel Tom Nides meets United Arab List chair MK Abbas. 'We discussed the challenges and opportunities,' Nides says.

Abbas: Likud offered us a coalition agreement, I have proof

Ra'am chairman says Netanyahu wanted him as a coalition partner: I have evidence which I am saving for Doomsday.

Understanding Arab strategy towards Israel

Three cases of the strategy of stages in the Arab-Israeli conflict, highlighting the Arabs who exhibited sophistication-and duplicity.Op-ed.

Smotrich demands Arab lawmakers condemn terror attacks

Right-wing MK demands Arab party in coalition explicitly condemn recent wave of terror attacks. Arab lawmaker responds by leaving plenum.

Mansour Abbas won't rule out a partnership with the Likud

Ra'am chairman says he does not rule out a partnership with the Likud.

Mansour Abbas: Temple Mount belongs only to Muslims

Ra'am chairman says Arab parties must act to prevent new elections which could return Netanyahu to power.

Knesset confrontation: 'Abbas, condemn Jerusalem attack'

Religious Zionism party chairman Bezalel Smotrich in Knesset demands Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas condemn deadly Hamas shooting.

Likud MK: Erdogan is an enemy, Mansour Abbas is his partner

MK Yisrael Katz blasts Turkish President and adds: He now has a partner in the government here - Mansour Abbas.

'Ad Kan': We will ensure Arab party does not fund terrorism

The 'Ad Kan' movement will make sure money going to the United Arab List does not go to support terrorism. How will this work?

Ra'am's success is Israel's failure

The mask is off: MK Mansour Abbas and colleagues want to use their membership in the coalition to dismantle Israel's Jewish identity.Op-ed

Arab MK speaks out against Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

'There's a status quo, we need to keep the agreement,' MK Mansour Abbas says.

Israel worried: Will Mansour Abbas set the agenda?

The alternative is that coalition partner Mansour Abbas and his Arab Party will dictate Israel’s policy.

MK Abbas: The US needs to reopen east Jerusalem embassy

Coalition MK says US must balance recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital with opening of east Jerusalem consulate for PA.

Jordan: King did not have political dialogue with Mansour Abbas

Office of Jordanian King downplays meeting with Ra'am chairman in message to PM Bennett, says meeting was 'introductory.'

Crisis between Arab parties leave coalition lacking a majority

Two MKs from the coalition's United Arab List fail to arrive at Knesset, ask Joint Arab List MKs to fill in.