Trailblazing Arab lawmaker shakes up Israeli politics

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Mansour Abbas, head of the Ra'am party, leads a faction meeting, in the Israeli parliament on April 19, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ???? ???? ???? ????? ??? ??? ??"? ??"?
AP News: Mansour Abbas broke a longstanding taboo when he led his Arab party into Israel’s governing coalition last year. The bold move appears to be paying dividends. Abbas, a once obscure politician, is the linchpin of the shaky union, securing hefty budgets and favorable policies for his constituents and even winning an audience with the king of Jordan. “We are equal partners the whole way, part of the coalition, for the first time in the

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