Israeli Muslim party that served in previous government to break from the Muslim Brotherhood
Mansour Abbas, head of the Ra’am party, announced that Ra’am will cut ties with the Muslim Brotherhood’s Shura Council, following warnings from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The move comes as Israel considers outlawing the Brotherhood’s southern branch and raises questions about Ra’am’s future ahead of the next elections.
Ra’am was a coalition partner in the short-lived government that preceded Netanyahu’s return to power — the first Islamist Arab party ever to join an Israeli governing coalition.
For more background on the issue, see our report here.
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