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YnetPolitics

Mansour Abbas Acknowledges Israel's Jewish Character as Imposed Reality, Does Not Deny Nakba

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Hebrew · 7 newsrooms covering

Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas states Israel's Jewish identity is an imposed reality and reaffirms Palestinian self-determination rights without denying the Nakba.

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  • Mansour Abbas calls Israel's Jewish character an imposed reality, not a choice by Arab parties.
  • He supports Palestinian self-determination and recognition of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
  • Abbas explicitly states he does not deny the Nakba or the Palestinian narrative.
  • His political shift aims to influence reality and prevent a new Nakba and further expulsions.
Mansour Abbas Acknowledges Israel's Jewish Character as Imposed Reality, Does Not Deny Nakba
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Mansour Abbas, chairman of the Ra'am party, posted on Facebook that the Jewish character of the State of Israel is a reality imposed on them, not a choice made by Arab parties. He reaffirmed his well-known stance supporting the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and recognition of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Abbas clarified that this position does not mean he denies the Nakba, the Palestinian displacement, or the Palestinian narrative. He explained that his political shift aims to influence reality and prevent a "new Nakba" and further expulsions.

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