MK Yoav Segalovitz (Yesh Atid) will only join Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas's party if it recognizes Israel as a Jewish state, according to a Times of Israel report. The condition adds a new dimension to weeks of reported negotiations between the two figures.
MK Yoav Segalovitz (Yesh Atid) has set a condition for joining the Ra'am party led by Mansour Abbas: Ra'am must recognize Israel as a Jewish state, according to a Times of Israel report published Monday.
The report quotes Segalovitz's vision of a 'shared destiny' that hinges on Abbas's willingness to make that recognition. If successful, Segalovitz would become the first Jewish lawmaker to serve on an Arab party's Knesset slate, a move that could reframe Ra'am's public image as a Zionist-aligned party.
The development comes after weeks of reports about ongoing negotiations. As The Zioneer reported, Abbas has been courting Segalovitz since at least July, with earlier reports suggesting the move could bring Ra'am into the Security Cabinet and strengthen the anti-Netanyahu bloc. Abbas has also stated that his party's primary goal is replacing the right-wing government.
Segalovitz's condition — recognition of Israel as a Jewish state — appears to address a core ideological divide. Ra'am, an Islamist party, has historically been reluctant to embrace the Jewish identity of the state. If the condition is accepted, it could signal a significant shift in Ra'am's political positioning.
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