Mansour Abbas seeks to revive Ra’am’s kingmaker role by distancing it from the Islamic Movement and courting Israel’s opposition.

"Israel" is heading into parliamentary elections, scheduled for no later than October 27, 2026, facing three intertwined challenges: the decisive 61-seat threshold in the Knesset, deep divisions within the ruling camps, and the impact of recent wars on voter confidence.

The Bennett–Lapid–Eizenkot alliance and possible Arab party unity could reshape “Israel’s” electoral map, but both remain tactical blocs with no real change in policy toward the Palestinians or the political system.

As Netanyahu moves to ban the United Arab List (Ra’am), which traces its roots to the southern branch of the Islamic Movement in 1948 Occupied Palestine, party leader Mansour Abbas has announced a split from the Islamic Movement.