Arab legislator s speech marks historic moment in Israeli politics In his prime-time speech, Arab Knesset member Mansour Abbas cleverly laid the groundwork for an Arab party to join it.
Mansour Abbas, the head of the United Arab Party (Raam), arrives to deliver a speech on April 1, 2021, in Nazareth, Israel.
April 5, 2021
A marathon of consultations at President Reuven Rivlin’s residence in Jerusalem began the morning of April 5. All the parties elected to the 24th Knesset are meeting with Rivlin to give their recommendations as to which legislator has the best chances of forming a new government and winning the Knesset’s approval. The first party to meet with Rivlin this morning was the Likud, the largest one. The smallest, Raam, should meet with Rivlin this evening. Each meeting is open to the media and broadcast live to the public, in keeping with the president’s directive to act with full transparency.