Jerusalem, 11 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Ra’am chairman Mansour Abbas denied Wednesday that he had agreed to recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization in exchange for joining a future government, contradicting reports published Tuesday.
In an interview with Arabic-language Hala TV, published by the Palestinian outlet Pannet, Abbas said he had never made such a declaration and urged the Arab public to rely exclusively on official statements issued by his party and its representatives.
“Every statement has no value unless it is made directly by us,” he said, suggesting that reports circulating during coalition negotiations serve various political interests.
Abbas reiterated Ra’am’s ambition to become an influential coalition partner and help replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. He accused Netanyahu of inciting against Arab citizens and their representatives to obstruct efforts to form an alternative government.
The reported Hamas declaration had been described as a potential breakthrough in negotiations with opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc.
