Ra'am (United Arab List)

Jordan to decide fate of Israeli government

MK Mansour Abbas, head of United Arab List, tells PM Bennett that meetings with Jordan will decide whether his party leaves government.

While party leader is abroad:

Renewed demands that Ra'am leave coalition over Temple Mount

Ra'am's spiritual leadership seeks to pass resolution forcing party to leave coalition while MK Abbas is abroad.

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.

Senior Yamina Official:

'United Arab List can leave, we don't need their threats'

Multiple Yamina MKs voice opposition to United Arab List's demands, in particular with regards to the Temple Mount. 'This is a red line.'

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:

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.

UAL MK preparing to bolt coalition, claims Likud lawmaker

After losing majority, coalition faces another defection, following Likud MK's meeting with United Arab List member.

Ra'am MK:

'The road to elections is short if our demands aren't met'

MK Waleed Taha says his party has an influential role in matters related to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Govt. minister:

'We have a very narrow coalition & need Ra'am to survive'

"Opposition doesn't have better ideas for the Temple Mount," says Diaspora Affairs Minister. "We saw what happened to them last summer."

Coalition crisis:

Ra'am to boycott debate on declaring Chikli a defector

Meanwhile, efforts continue to gain Chikli's cooperation and provide coalition with its 61st vote.

Meretz Minister

'Proud to take Ra'am's interests into account on Temple Mount'

Responding to Meretz' Yair Golan, Yamina MK Orbach asks: "Are you trying to dismantle the coalition?"

Radical cleric to Ra'am:

'Resign from the coalition immediately'

Sheikh Raed Salah, head of northern faction of the Islamic Movement, visits Al-Aqsa Mosque: This place belongs to Muslims only.

Smotrich seeks plenum session to dissolve the Knesset

Smotrich seeks to use Ra'am's stepping aside from the coalition to convene the Knesset to vote on its dissolution.

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,

Senior Ra'am member blames Bennett for coalition collapse

Ibrahim Sarsour, senior member of Islamic Movement, says Al-Aqsa Mosque is more important than all the billions promised to Ra'am.

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.

Coalition Crisis:

Islamic council to rule on whether Arab party will leave gov't

As Israeli police clash with Arab rioters during Ramadan, Islamic Movement leaders mull United Arab List's future in Bennett government.

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.

Senior Islamic Movement figure supports bringing down government

Ibrahim Abdullah Sarsur says current government under PM Bennett is 'fascist,' should be brought down.

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.

Ra'am MK hints at collapse of coalition

MK Waleed Taha warns of scenario in which the coalition will not be able to continue to exist.

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 cancels speech denouncing terrorist attacks

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

Ra'am condemns Be'er Sheva attack

Joint List chairman Ayman Odeh also condemns attack: "Violence is not our way and we must condemn it with all our might."

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."

Coalition seeks to placate Ra'am after passing Citizenship law

Ra'am asks for guarantees Citizenship Law will be debated before it is brought up for renewal again next year.

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.

Report:

Bennett drops building code enforcement from Bedouin reform plan

'The government has turned its back on the Negev and bartered southern Israel to the Islamic Movement.'

United Arab List threatens no-confidence vote

Citizenship Law expected to pass second and third readings Thursday night, with opposition's support.

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.

Dramatic drop in COVID infection rates

Number of seriously ill COVID patients falls significantly as infection rate drops to lowest level since May 2021.

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.

Arab 'solidarity protests' planned for 3 nights this week

"They want to recreate the riots we saw last year," says Im Tirtzu head. "Police must be prepared."

Much ado about trees … and a game of chicken

The Ra’am Party acts against the government, but does it really want to bring this coalition down and lose its power? Op-ed.

Whose land is this anyway?

Who fought, bled and died for Zion and whose country is this anyway? And who is running it? Opinion.

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.

In win for Arab party, gov't suspends Negev forestation project

Forestation project in southern Israel is suspended as Israeli government promises negotiations with Bedouin on whether it can continue.

Arab MK: 'From today, I'm against this government'

MK Ghanaim, of the United Arab List, says planting trees in the Negev is 'a red line.'

Rabbi Dov Lior permits tree planting in Negev in Sabbatical Year

Rabbi Dov Lior gives halachic permit to tree planting in the Negev in Sabbatical Year, saying this is part of the war for the Land of Israel

Mansour Abbas stops voting with the coalition

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

Likud: Bennett govt. reaches new anti-Zionist lows

Likud criticizes govt. after Ra'am opposes planting of trees in the government.

Transforming Israel into just another failing Arab state

The Islamic Brotherhood's Israeli version Ra’am has created political and judicial havoc as it did in orher failed Arab nations. Op-ed.

Opposition to boycott debate on Electricity Law

Likud, Religious Zionism, and haredi parties to boycott Knesset debates in protest of coalition decision to shorten debate period.

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.'

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.

Ra'am angers Yamina by voting for anti-settlement bill

Ra'am refuses to abide by coalition discipline, votes for Joint List bill calling Jewish communities a 'war crime.'

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.

Coalition Crisis:

Arab MK vows to topple gov't if deal isn't reached with Shaked

United Arab List threatens to bring down Bennett government if no agreement is reached with Interior Minister on Electricity Law.

Islamic Movement expresses solidarity with radical cleric

Leader of the Islamic movement, which is identified with Ra'am, expresses full support for Sheikh Raed Salah.

United Arab List escalates coalition crisis with Shaked

Arab coalition faction threatens to block legislation pushed by Interior Minister if 'Electricity Law' not passed as originally drafted.

Ra'am boycotts Shaked over Electricity Law

Ra’am demands Interior Minister's powers be removed when it comes to Electricity Law.

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.

Ra'am threatens to bolt coalition if electricity law changed

Controversy engulfs coalition after Interior Minister Shaked says electricity law does not apply to Bedouin in the Negev.

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.