Ra'am Party Leader Abbas Welcomes Investigation into Election Funding Probe
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Ra'am party chairman Mansour Abbas welcomed an investigation into alleged foreign funding influencing elections, stating his party has no connection to the affair. He also accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of inciting against Arab citizens. Abbas used Netanyahu's own slogan, "There will be nothing because there is nothing," to assert Ra'am's innocence in the "Ra'amgate" scandal.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Ra'am party chairman Mansour Abbas welcomed an investigation into election funding allegations.
- Abbas stated Ra'am has no connection to the "Ra'amgate" affair or illegal activities.
- He accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of inciting against Arab citizens.
- Abbas used Netanyahu's slogan to declare Ra'am's innocence.
- The investigation concerns alleged undue influence on elections via foreign funding.
Mansour Abbas, chairman of the Ra'am party and a Member of Knesset, has issued his first official response to developments in the "Ra'amgate" affair and the ongoing investigation by the Shin Bet and police. Abbas welcomed the decision by the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, to order a thorough examination of suspicions regarding attempts at undue influence on elections through foreign funding.
Abbas emphasized that upholding the integrity of elections and the rule of law is a paramount civic and democratic duty that his party champions. He clarified that Ra'am has no connection to the affair or any other illegal activity. While pledging full cooperation with all legal authorities to uncover the truth, the Ra'am chairman also sent a strong personal message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Abbas accused Netanyahu of conducting a campaign of incitement and delegitimization against Arab citizens in Israel. He cynically recalled claims about the employment of Qatari elements in the Prime Minister's office. Abbas concluded his remarks by adopting the Prime Minister's well-known slogan, stating, "There will be nothing because there is nothing," asserting that in Ra'am's case, this is the absolute truth, not political lies.
