Ra'am Party Leader Abbas Willing to Designate Hamas as Terrorist Group
Translated & summarized from Cursorinfo by baba
Mansour Abbas, leader of the Ra'am party, is reportedly willing to designate Hamas as a terrorist organization to join an opposition bloc against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. This condition was set by opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot. Yair Golan believes negotiations will proceed, though Abbas has not confirmed details. The party previously supported Hamas's dissolution under a U.S. plan and condemns terrorism.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas may recognize Hamas as a terrorist group for political partnership.
- Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot made designating Hamas a prerequisite for cooperation with Ra'am.
- Yair Golan expects Abbas to make the designation, allowing negotiations to proceed.
- Abbas has not confirmed details but reiterated his party's condemnation of terrorism.
- Bezalel Smotrich warned Haredi parties against negotiating with Eisenkot's bloc.
Mansour Abbas, the leader of the Arab Israeli party Ra'am, has reportedly expressed willingness to publicly recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization. This potential move, reported by Israeli media and cited by The Times of Israel, could remove a major obstacle to Ra'am joining a political bloc opposing Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
Abbas is seeking "genuine partnership" with opposition forces in exchange for this concession. Gadi Eisenkot, a leader of the opposition bloc, had previously stated that recognizing Hamas as a terrorist entity was a prerequisite for cooperation with Ra'am.
Yair Golan, leader of the Democratic Party, indicated he expects Abbas to make the designation, stating it "should not be an obstacle" to further agreements and that negotiations would proceed. However, Abbas himself remained tight-lipped at a press conference, declining to comment on specific contacts or negotiations.
Abbas did reiterate his party's stance on the Palestinian movement, noting that Ra'am had previously supported the dissolution of Hamas as part of a U.S. peace plan and that his party "rejects and condemns all forms of terrorism."
Separately, Bezalel Smotrich had warned Haredi parties against negotiating with Eisenkot's bloc, suggesting they might be exploited.
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