Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas addressed the Arab public in Arabic on Monday, calling for seven Knesset mandates in the upcoming election to provide a complementary safety net for the next government that will replace the Netanyahu-Smotrich-Ben Gvir coalition, according to a statement reported by Arab media.
Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas made a direct appeal in Arabic to the Arab public on Monday, urging them to secure seven Knesset seats for his party in the upcoming elections. Abbas framed the target as necessary to provide a complementary safety net for the next coalition that would replace the current government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
Abbas's call comes as Ra'am navigates a narrow electoral path, balancing its coalition-oriented strategy against the three other Arab-led factions — Hadash, Balad, and Ta'al — which have signaled they will head to the opposition. The seven-seat target is higher than the four seats Ra'am won in the 2022 elections, reflecting Abbas's ambition to become a pivotal coalition partner.
As The Zioneer has reported, Abbas has previously described the upcoming election as an existential struggle and has resisted calls for a full merger of Arab parties. His latest Arabic-language appeal is a direct pitch to Arab voters, distinct from his usual Hebrew-media messaging aimed at the broader Israeli political system.
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