Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas told the anti-Netanyahu bloc he would explicitly recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization in return for a real partnership in government.
Claimed by: Unnamed Hebrew media reports cited by the Times of Israel
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Who's reporting it
- Times of Israel, 2026-11-10: Citing Hebrew media, it says Abbas offered to meet Eisenkot's condition of labeling Hamas a terror group; Abbas would not discuss the talks but said Ra'am wants to be part of the next government. source
History
- 2026-11-10: Single source. Rests on unnamed Hebrew media reports; Abbas declined to comment, though Democrats leader Yair Golan appeared to confirm it.