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2020-12-06T14:24:32.903Z


"I am leading a new political process," MK Mansour Abbas told Walla! NEWS, but although many share his views, he is still far from sweeping the joint list voters.


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Shared is Dr. Mansour and Mr. Abbas, Arab society is a welcome alternative

In the absence of his faction from the vote on the preliminary bill to dissolve the Knesset, his approach to Netanyahu and his conservative views, MK Abbas reveals the gap between my common leaders and the Arab public. "I lead a new political process," he says.

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Yoav Itiel

Saturday, 05 December 2020, 07:45

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In the video: The bill to dissolve the Knesset passed a preliminary reading (Photo: Knesset Channel, edited by Tal Reznik)

On Wednesday this week, four members of the RAAM party, led by Mansour Abbas, were absent, while the Knesset voted to dissolve it, after a long session in which the joint list unanimously decided to support the bill. The United Arab List - Islamic Movement later announced that it was abstaining. "She also emphasizes the unprecedented rift in the list.



If until recently the consensus was that the best thing that has happened politically to Arab society is the establishment of the joint list and that consent This paves the way for it to continue, as the united force that represents the Arab citizen wherever he is, then suddenly cracks appeared in Arab society in this consensus.



"The separate vote today is problematic," says the chairman of the joint list faction, MK Ahmad Tibi , "It requires an in - depth discussion and reconciliation of rifts.

This is a very difficult challenge. "Matanes Shehadeh, chairman of Balad, called the move a" serious mistake "and announced that" this behavior will harm the joint work and the status of the joint list. "He concluded that" the future of the joint is gloomy today. " Meanwhile, while feverish efforts are being made for unification and reconciliation, Arab public leaders prefer not to comment on



the issue.The future of the joint as the sole representative of the Arab public in the Israeli parliament also has outside threats, such as that of Ali Salam, the mayor of Nazareth, threatening to establish an alternative political body. The leaders of the joint list dismiss the apprehension with a handshake and send a message that it is background noise. It is their excuse not to confront the issue head-on, in public. Do not want to "wash the dirty laundry outside." Behind closed doors the arguments are already loud. Those who do not fit in are welcome to leave. The



whispers have become very visible and topical, following the recent moves of the chairman of the RAAM party and a member of the Knesset on her behalf in the joint list faction, Dr. Mansour Abbas, a dentist by profession. 46 years old, married and father of three in the Galilee He is the Deputy Chairman of the Southern Branch of the Islamic Movement and Studies

Medicine did in parallel with Islamic studies with Abdullah Nimer Darwish, the founder of the Islamic Movement.

Abbas is pleasant-mannered and smiles and speaks softly, holding some lesser-known positions in the Israeli public, such as strengthening the values ​​of the "traditional family," which includes a legal series for polygamy, conversion treatments for state-funded homosexuals, and his opposition to LGBT organizations in general and their pride marches in particular. That in some areas the joint list does not represent the positions of the Arab public.

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In some areas the joint list does not represent the positions of the Arab public.

Mansour Abbas (Photo: Hadas Porush, Flash 90)

Strategist and publicist Aad Kiel, who has signed the joint list branding, recently returned to advising Mansour Abbas and differentiates him within the list as representing the conservative-traditional Islamic voter.

In recent weeks, it has been felt how well it works for him, not only in Arab society but in the recognition he receives from the Israeli public in general.



Abbas, who demands that the joint list broadcast that she is not in anyone's pocket, not even in the left bloc, is personally broadcasting that he too is "not a sucker," and certainly not in anyone's pocket.

He vehemently denies a "deal" with the prime minister, who in his presence honored the committee to eradicate crime in Arab society he heads.

In an interview with Geula Even, he said that he would refuse to serve as a minister in the Netanyahu government, even if he was offered such a position.

Sage then said that he should have avoided answering a question for a theoretical matter that was not on the table at all.

He says he is a pragmatist.

That he will strive for contact with every prime minister in order to bring achievements to Arab society.



The joint list does not like Abbas' approach to Netanyahu.

"Netanyahu does not have free gifts. Either you are an Arab, or you are a Zionist," tweeted Balad chairman Matans Shehadeh. "Ask Job Kara. Not that it helped him, but there is no sage who has experience."

But, the street actually gives Abbas a mandate to continue.

According to a survey conducted last week by the Statent Research Institute headed by Yosef Maklada, who specializes in Arab society, in sifting those who testified that they had no opinion on the subject, 63.7% of respondents support Mansour Abbas' approach to political relations with the prime minister and the right in exchange for achievements for Arab citizens.

Only 36.3% oppose.



Respondents were also asked "Why is the joint list declining?"

And "Which of the following influences or can influence you not to vote for the list?".

34% of those who answered specifically, answered that "my members 'vote on issues contrary to my beliefs such as the LGBT issue", and only 18% due to "Mansour Abbas' approach and relations with the Prime Minister and the right". 20% responded that due to "the constant opposition approach and non-entry To the coalitions of the government "and 17% responded" the provocative attitude of some of the members of the list ".

Far from his worldview from Abbas.

Chairman of the joint list Ayman Odeh at the demonstration of social facts in Tel Aviv, July 2020 (Photo: Niv Aharonson)

More like Deri than ever

A lecture by MK Aida Toma-Suleiman, number 2 in the Hadash party, a declared feminist and founder of the Women Against Violence Association, the first woman elected to the Supreme Monitoring Committee of the Arab Public in Israel, was scheduled to take place at the Kalansoa Municipal Community Center on Sunday this week.

The community center announced at the last minute that it was canceling it at the behest of the municipality due to corona restrictions, after last Friday Clansoa's imams called for the cancellation of the event, which comes amid recent killings of women in Arab society, arguing that "there is no room for inconsistent ideas. With our values. "They announced that" it carries ideas that are inconsistent with our religion, morals and values ​​", and called on the public" men and women, young and old "to gather in front of the community center and demonstrate" to prevent this farce, prevent it from entering the lecture and return "From the place she came to and tell her that we do not allow her to broadcast her ideas in our society, and we only take the words of those we see agree with our religion, our thought and our morals."



The issue of LGBTs that Toma is not afraid to defend their rights is a hot potato in Arab society. A few months ago, Odeh and Tibi stuttered when asked to express their position on the boycott of "Tahinat El Erez" due to its contribution to establishing a line of distress for young Arabs from the gay community. "The Islamists do not hesitate to express their 'disgust' and tend to vote in the Knesset against LGBT rights. Among other conditions, Abbas' demands for him to remain on the joint list also demand that his list members refrain from voting for such laws and adopt his party's conservative approach." A common list, but strong and influential and not passive, while representing our value identity and without contradicting the religious faith in Arab society in all its forms. "



Mansour Abbas knows why. The LGBT rights campaign against him only does him good in Umm al-Fahm in particular, also in Qalansua The more moderate, as mentioned, and on the Arab street in general.

This is in the face of the difficulties that are piling up on the Arab street in front of Hadash Knesset members who express more modern positions. On social issues and religious matters, Abbas has more common positions with the right than with the left. Odeh atheist of Hadash from Haifa. Voter meetings of the joint list when ordering Hadash or Balad, over a chilled beer in pubs in Tel Aviv or Haifa, are foreign to him. The



numbers give validity to this. A student survey shows that 57% of respondents "oppose Very "for the recognition of the rights of LGBT people in Arab society, another 11%" oppose ".

Only 15% "support a little" and another 17% "support".

A majority of the Arab public identifies on the issue with Abbas' views.

The retreat in almost complete belief in the way of the joint list is also expressed in a willingness to go out and vote.

MK Ahmad Tibi, March 2020 (Photo: Shlomi Gabay)

The joint bleeds seats

Netanyahu's regional peace moves drive a wedge between the positions of the joint list declaring that it opposes them, and the positions of its voters in Arab society.

For example, when asked about the respondents' attitudes toward the normalization agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan, 40% answered that they were "very supportive" and another 20% "supportive".

Only 25% "strongly oppose" and another 11% "oppose".



The retreat in almost complete belief in the way of the joint list is also expressed in a willingness to go out and vote.

While Ayman Odeh's tactic is to increase the power of the list by constantly increasing the number of voters among Arab society, the numbers from the Statent Research Institute indicate a change in trend.

According to Yosef Maklada, if the elections were held today, only 560,000 Arabs would vote, about 56% of eligible voters, compared to 65% or 650,000 in the March 23, 2020 Knesset elections. According to his data, the blow to the joint will be double: even fewer voters Arabs and also a lower rate of 74% of those who will vote for the joint list, compared to 87% in the last election.

He estimates that as a result, if the elections had been held today, the joint list would have won only 11-12 seats, compared to 15 in the last election.



A survey by the Sample Institute last week commissioned by Samara Marketing shows 67% of the vote in the sector and only 71% of them for the joint list, if the election had been held today.

This poll shows that in the eyes of the public, Abbas has a long way to go.

Only 4.6% of respondents thought he was the best Knesset member on the joint list, compared to 18.1% named Ayman Odeh and 27.5% Ahmad Tibi.

Rejected claims that a possible decrease in the number of seats could be imputed to his duty due to his conduct.

MK Abbas (Photo: Jonathan Samia - Knesset Spokeswoman)

"List parties must change direction"

"After the election, the Arab public expected the list to formulate a common vision, work plan and group leadership, but instead we got an attempt to produce stars without a group and without a common goal," explains Jafar Farah, director of the Mossawa Center, adding. Good, who do a great job and stay away from this struggle and try to serve the voters.

They are harmed by the conduct and keep their distance.

The Arab voters realized in the March 2019 elections that they had power and punished the parties, which then split, and reduced them to ten seats.

List parties must change direction, listen to the public and work as a group, otherwise voters will be punished again as polls already predict.

"The political and economic crisis is deep and the public expects responsible leadership."



Abbas rejected claims that a possible reduction in the number of seats could be attributed to his duty. "There will always be people who oppose the move but I feel the Arab public supports me," he told Walla! NEWS. The



joint list suddenly has three contenders for the crown, and alongside the list's chairman, Ayman Odeh, and the faction's chairman, Ahmad Tibi, now stands Mansour Abbas, who says in one way or another that he wants to lead it his way. In addition, the deadline is approaching to determine who will lead the Supreme Monitoring Committee of the Arab Public in Israel, headed by Muhammad Bracha, former deputy speaker of the Knesset on behalf of Hadash. The bylaws of the monitoring committee stipulate that elections be held there after the elections. Leading the list, then Ra'am, as the second largest force in the Knesset faction, is headed by the monitoring committee.



Another worthy background for the struggle comes from the Palestinian Authority. It is said that Mahmoud Abbas, "Abu Mazen," also stirs tools, that he is tired of the common and believes in a Jewish party. New Arabic.All of these factors shake relative stability

A. The list enjoyed it.



In the meantime, Ayman Odeh went on a series of reconciliation meetings with the leaders of the Islamic movement.

Last Friday, Odeh Rahat met with Hamad Abu Deabs, chairman of the Islamic Movement, which Mansour Abbas is his deputy, in an attempt to "crown him". The meeting officially revolved around the need to show "national responsibility" and "national unity" and agreed that At the end, Hadash and the Islamic Movement issued a statement in which they "expressed their deep appreciation for the unprecedented popular support for the joint list," and that "it must be maintained and strengthened in an authentic national line."

They intend to hold an extended meeting between the parties "to rectify what has happened and act to strengthen unity."

It is not inconceivable that such a meeting will only sharpen the differences within the common list.

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