Will only Arab party in Israel’s ruling coalition provide blueprint for others? 

If Ra’am’s experiment as a partner in the government is successful, it could have lasting impact on Israel's political system.
Mansour Abbas (L), head of Israel's conservative Islamic Raam party, attends a Knesset (Parliament) meeting in Jerusalem on July 7, 2021, during which Israeli President-elect Yitzhak Herzog will swear allegiance.
Mansour Abbas (L), head of Israel's conservative Islamic Raam party, attends a Knesset (Parliament) meeting in Jerusalem on July 7, 2021, during which Israeli President-elect Yitzhak Herzog will swear allegiance. - GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images
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Botrus Mansour

On July 27, Knesset member Aida Touma-Sliman from the Joint List (a unified slate of predominantly Arab parties) was elected for the third time as head of the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality.

On the same day, lawmaker Saeed Alharomi from the United Arab List (also known by its Hebrew acronym, Ra'am) was appointed head of the Knesset’s Interior Committee, though with reduced authorities due to a decision to split the committee into three.

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