The Arab Kingmaker in Israel’s Election Who Wants a Partnership With Jews NYT - Top Stories By: David M. Halbfinger and Adam Rasgon 16 October 2026 at 10:56 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. © Avishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York TimesMansour Abbas, leader of Raam, in Nazareth, Israel, in September.