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Former Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg Joins New Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Elections
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First reported by Walla · 4 hours ago
What happened
Avraham Burg, former Knesset Speaker, is reentering politics by joining the new Arab-Jewish party "Makom LeKulanu" and will run in the upcoming elections, signaling a renewed focus on Jewish-Arab partnership.
- 01Avraham Burg returns to politics by joining the Arab-Jewish party "Makom LeKulanu".
- 02He will run on the party's list in the upcoming Knesset elections.
- 03The party will officially announce his joining on Saturday night.
- 04Burg previously led the Labor Party and the 15th Knesset.
- 05He had distanced himself from mainstream politics with radical left views.
- 06His move aims to revive Jewish-Arab partnership discourse before election lists close.
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