Mansour Abbas and Yoav Segalovitz announce joint run for the October 27 election
Mansour Abbas and Yoav Segalovitz announced a joint political run for the upcoming October 27 election. This move involves Yoav Segalovitz joining the Ra’am party, an Islamist-conservative Arab party, as the first Jewish candidate on its slate.
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Segalovitz previously served as a police official and lawmaker for the Zionist, centerist Yesh Atid party. The addition of a Jewish candidate to the Ra’am list is intended to demonstrate the party's viability as a coalition partner. While other Arab parties have formed a reduced Joint List, Ra’am has remained independent to maintain flexibility in future coalition negotiations. Ra’am is the only Arab party that has ever joined an Israeli coalition. The party's primary political philosophy focuses on practical integration and extracting benefits for Arab society, such as addressing crime, housing, and economic development. By joining the list, Segalovitz is expected to receive the second slot on the Ra’am slate.
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Daily Briefing Sept. 1 – What makes a Jewish legislator join forces with an Arab party?
The Times of Israel
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Israel Election 2026: What do the Joint Arab List and Ra’am stand for?
The Jerusalem Post