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In Pivotal Step, Abbas and Segalovitz Announce Joint Run, Bringing Jewish Lawmaker to Arab Party
The former police commander is the first Jewish candidate on an Arab party list, as Abbas argues Jewish-Arab cooperation can still work after Oct. 7.
- On Aug 31, United Arab List Chairman Mansour Abbas announced Yoav Segalovich as the party's number two candidate, making him the first Jewish Israeli to stand for an explicitly Arab party.
- Abbas selected the former deputy minister of national security to lead the party's anti-crime platform, citing Segalovich's success in reducing crime within the Arab community during the 2021-22 government.
- Rejecting the notion that partnership is impossible after the Hamas-led October attack, Segalovich emphasized cooperation, stating, "We can cooperate politically based on trust, recognizing our differences, and committing to joint action."
- Right-Wing Likud, the party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, criticized the alliance, claiming Segalovich and Abbas intend to establish a Palestinian-state and accusing Abbas of refusing to recognize Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations.
- The latest polls show Raam winning five or six seats in the 120-member Knesset, with the party focused on addressing crime as a shared problem for both Arab and Jewish citizens.
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For the first time in Israel, a Jewish politician joins the Islamic Ra'am party. Yoav Segalovitz and Raam chairman Abbas want to prove that Jewish-Arab partnership is not an illusion. By Julio Segador.
·Hamburg, Germany
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The Knesset elections in Israel are preparing for an unusual alliance of a Jewish politician with an Arab list, with the aim of overthrowing the list of the extreme right-wing Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Jewish ReportJewish Zionist politician joins Arab party Ra’am in push to defeat Netanyahu in the upcoming elections
“Hope won out” over fear, Mansour Abbas said as he welcomed former Yesh Atid lawmaker Yoav Segalovitz to his party.
·New York, United States
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Total News Sources21
Leaning Left3Leaning Right6Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Right
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Right
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