Surprise announcement by head of erstwhile Joint List catches some colleagues off guard, as MK said looking to make room for new blood or possibly run for Haifa mayor
On Saturday, Islamic party's oversight body to determine key Knesset candidates, with all top contenders allied with chief Mansour Abbas's vision of engaging in mainstream politics
Islamist party leader Mansour Abbas chose this particularly fraught week to support a flagging government, in a gamble that is at once practical and ideological
Amid escalating tensions, notably regarding the Temple Mount, calls are mounting for Mansour Abbas's party to make its current temporary suspension from coalition permanent