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.
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Jewish former Knesset member's decision to join Arab party sparks outrage
Likud: 'Segalovich will not hide the fact that Mansour Abbas is unwilling to recognize Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations.' The post Jewish former Knesset member’s decision to join Arab party sparks outrage appeared first on World Israel News.
It is a historic break with taboos: in Israel the Jewish-Zionist politician Joav Segalovitz joined the Islamic-Arab Raam party. It is the first time that an Israeli has co-aligned with the Arab minority. The alliance could become a threat to the power of the right-wing Conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Ex-Centrist Jewish MK joins United Arab List slate for 2026 Israeli election
Segalovitz, a former police commander and lawmaker, said the partnership aims to break down political divides between Jewish and Arab Israelis and build cooperation based on trust and a shared effort to improve the country
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