The Arab Kingmaker in Israel’s Election Who Wants a Partnership With Jews

The New York Times·October 16, 2026 at 9:56 AM

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Mansour Abbas, a dentist-turned-lawmaker, helped oust Benjamin Netanyahu once before. Now, he and a Jewish ex-police commander have teamed up to try to do it again.

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