Mansour Abbas is dismantling and rebuilding: Ra'am is on the way to looking completely different

MK Yoav Segalovitz announced officially that he will resign from the Yesh Atid party, reportedly in preparation for joining Ra'am. In a conversation with Gidon Oko and Amihai Attali on 103FM radio, Muhammad Majadla ('Channel 12 News'), a presenter on 'A-Nas' radio, updated on the progress of the surprising political connection and did not rule out that other figures from the Jewish sector identified with the security establishment might join Yoav Segalovitz.

Majadla revealed: "Recently, there were several parties that approached Ra'am following the negotiations with Yoav Segalovitz. A group of retired senior officials and people who fought in the last war approached Mansour, and Ra'am listened to these proposals."

"Mansour did not rule anything out. He listened, and it was important from their perspective to express support for this move. From Ra'am's perspective, they welcome the move but do not want to create a situation where it causes the process to fail."

Regarding the mood within the Arab sector, he clarified: "The direction in Arab society is very positive. Yoav Segalovitz is a well-accepted figure in Arab society because of his work on eradicating crime in the previous government and his good relations with local authority heads. Even in Hadash-Ta'al and Balad, they are not attacking the move because he is a person who is hard to attack due to the sympathy he has. Ra'am is trying to understand how much this expands their base and brings in new audiences."

"In the end, there is a very tight political schedule here - less than two months to carry out a revolution."

Despite the mutual desire to run in the elections, Majadla explained that there are still ideological and technical obstacles: "Mansour and Yoav really believe in this move, but it does not depend only on them. Segalovitz wants to see changes within Ra'am. He wants a commitment to a national service outline for all Arab citizens. The issue of accepting the spirit of the Declaration of Independence and recognition of a Jewish and democratic state has already happened from Yoav's perspective."

"Mansour has until August 22 to pass changes in Ra'am's primaries, disengage from the Shura Council and the Islamic Movement, and approve reserved spots. He will bring candidates, both Jewish and Christian, and we will see changes in female representation. There are people who think that despite all of Mansour's power, it will be difficult for him to pass this."

"Mansour Abbas is going all in, this is his last term - he is leaving a mark and making a change, or he is simply leaving."

Majadla explained that Abbas's desire to carry out this connection is intense following lessons learned after the fall of the 'change government': "Mansour understood that the subordination of a political party to a body like the Shura Council is not accepted by the Israeli public. He realized it severely damaged the government. He planned this and waited for the right moment."

"Secondly, he understood that to influence not only Arab society but also Jewish society, he must bring real political innovation and real Arab-Jewish partnership. I think he wants to take this step not only to be accepted in the future change bloc but because he really thinks that Ra'am needs to change and go on a new path," he added.