Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has expressed agreement with Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas on a topic not yet disclosed, according to a single report. The specific subject of the agreement remains unconfirmed.
A brief report this afternoon indicates that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionism) and MK Mansour Abbas (Ra'am) have reached a point of agreement on an unspecified issue. No details on the subject were provided in the initial report, and the source is limited to a single channel. The development is noteworthy given the ideological distance between the two politicians — Smotrich is a right-wing religious Zionist, while Abbas leads an Islamist Arab party. It remains unclear whether the agreement pertains to coalition matters, legislation, or a specific policy issue. Further details are awaited.
2 developments
- DevelopingMansour Abbas calls upcoming Knesset election an existential struggle
- DevelopingMansour Abbas: Likud will turn to us first after elections
- StrongMansour Abbas declines to say whether he speaks to Eisenkot, Bennett, Lapid
- StrongSmotrich: 'We cannot speak because we are careful with the embers of the sages'
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