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Yoav Segalovich Signs Preliminary Deal to Join Ra'am Party in Second Spot
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First reported by Srugim · Aug 4, 2026
What happened
Yoav Segalovich and Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas have signed a preliminary agreement placing Segalovich second on Ra'am's Knesset list, pending final terms. The deal includes promoting national service for Arab youth and recognizing Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. Official details will follow after Ra'am's primaries on August 22.
- 01Yoav Segalovich signs preliminary deal to join Ra'am party's Knesset list in second place.
- 02Agreement reached despite Mansour Abbas's earlier public statement of no decision.
- 03Finalization depends on further conditions and full agreement between parties.
- 04Segalovich demands top-three list placement and national service promotion for Arab youth.
- 05Ra'am to explicitly recognize Israel as a Jewish and democratic state under the deal.
- 06If completed, Segalovich will be Ra'am's first Jewish representative.
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