Mansour Abbas, leader of the Ra'am party, on March 23, 2021. (Credit: AFP)
After the Muslim Brotherhood's ban in Jordan and the U.S. announcement that some of its branches would be designated as terrorist organizations, the first Palestinian Israeli party, Ra’am, is now distancing itself from the movement.Its leader, Mansour Abbas, said in early December that the party would sever ties with its parent body, the Southern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, as well as its Shura Council, which had long guided the party and acted as its final decision-maker.Abbas said on Monday, Dec. 8, on Israel’s Channel 12 that Ra’am aspired to become a nonreligious party with institutions separate from those of the Islamic Movement, which is inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood. The decision is expected to be ratified at a party conference in January.Positioning ahead of Israel’s next electionWith Israeli parliamentary...
After the Muslim Brotherhood's ban in Jordan and the U.S. announcement that some of its branches would be designated as terrorist organizations, the first Palestinian Israeli party, Ra’am, is now distancing itself from the movement.Its leader, Mansour Abbas, said in early December that the party would sever ties with its parent body, the Southern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, as well as its Shura Council, which had long guided the party and acted as its final decision-maker.Abbas said on Monday, Dec. 8, on Israel’s Channel 12 that Ra’am aspired to become a nonreligious party with institutions separate from those of the Islamic Movement, which is inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood. The decision is expected to be ratified at a party conference in January.Positioning ahead of Israel’s next electionWith Israeli...
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