Abbas condemns violence in visit to torched Lod synagogue Arab lawmaker says targeting of holy sites 'goes against teachings of Islam' and calls violence of any kind 'a red line'; Lod mayor hails Ra'am chairman's bravery Roi Rubinstein | Published: 05.16.21 , 17:14 The chairman of the Islamist Ra'am party MK Mansour Abbas on Sunday toured the mixed central city of Lod — a flashpoint of Arab riots and attacks against Jewish residents — and visited one of the eight synagogues that have been torched in the city in recent days. Accompanied by Lod Mayor Yair Revivo, Abbas condemned the targeting of houses of prayer and called to restore calm to the streets.