Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas described the upcoming Knesset election as an existential struggle in a statement Tuesday evening. Abbas also called for replacing the current coalition led by Prime Minister Netanyahu, alongside Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas issued a politically pointed statement Tuesday evening, framing the next Knesset election as an existential struggle ("מלחמת קיום") and explicitly urging the replacement of the current coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu together with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. The comment sharpens Abbas's existing line of civic-coalition partnership, which The Zioneer has previously reported — he has resisted full Arab-party unity ahead of the vote, preferring a path of coalition engagement with Zionist parties. The statement does not elaborate on specific policy differences or a preferred alternative coalition; it is a broad political call issued as election positioning continues to intensify.
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