Mansour Abbas lends support to Israel’s colonial narrative 

Mansour Abbas the head of the United Arab Party (Ra'am) delivers a speech on April 1, 2021 in Nazareth, Israel. After last week's general election - the fourth in a two-year period - failed to yield a definitive winner, the question becomes which parties can form a stable coalition. With its four MKs, the United Arab List, also known by its Hebrew initials, Ra'am, could swing the balance toward a viable government or yet another election. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Ra’am party leader Mansour Abbas has exposed how exploitative his role is within the coalition government formed by former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. His political party, he claims, has “no influence” when it comes to Israel’s security concerns. “We have no influence on military operations. We are in the Knesset to work for Arab society and not to influence the foreign and security policy of the State of Israel,” Abbas told a Channel 12 reporter, while also stating that Ra’am is against the latest Israeli aggression on Gaza. According to Abbas, the decision to not take any governmental positions, but to solely remain a part of the coalition, was to avoid becoming complicit in Israeli governmental decisions involving “war … Continue reading Mansour Abbas lends support to Israel’s colonial narrative 

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