Ra'am Leader Mansour Abbas Declines to Comment on Hamas Amid Threats

Mansour Abbas, chairman of the Ra'am party and member of the Knesset, was asked about his stance on Hamas during an interview on the Kan 11 program "At Midday" on Reshet Bet. Abbas stated that he has a clear answer but refused to share it, citing ongoing threats from Arabs, Jews, and criminal organizations. He emphasized that Ra'am condemns all acts of terrorism and crimes committed on October 7, both from a civil and Islamic religious perspective.

Abbas criticized attempts to test the loyalty of Arab Israelis, calling it a trap set by extremists in Israel. He also discussed the emerging political alliance of three Arab parties alongside Ra'am, noting that right-wing campaigns try to focus election discourse on Arab involvement in government to distract from their own failures. Abbas affirmed that political negotiations have always existed and will continue with all parties, expressing Ra'am's desire to influence policy and hold positions of power in the future, contrasting with their previous choice to join coalitions but not the government.

The interview also touched on the connections between the Muslim Brotherhood, Ra'am, and Hamas, as well as the question of whether Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza, though Abbas did not elaborate extensively on these topics during the segment.