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Lapid meets with Joint List on forming government Moran Azulay | Published: 04.01.21 , 13:47 Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid met Thursday with Joint List heads Ayman Odeh and Ahmad Tibi to discuss ways to form a new government. The three, who agreed to meet again soon, also discussed plans to battle rampant crime in the Arab sector and continue efforts to prevent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from forming a coalition. comment

Abbas to make statement as Ra'am split over Netanyahu alliance Many in the Islamist Movement, which Ra'am is part of, believe Abbas should not recommend anyone due to 'sensitive Palestinian issues' like Gaza and Al-Aqsa Mosque, or a lack of clear and effective plans to help infrastructure and crime in the Arab sector Hassan Shaalan | Published: 04.01.21 , 15:42 As Mansour Abbas, who heads Ra'am, prepares to make his first official statement since the elections, some in the Islamist Movement, which the Arab faction is part of, appear to be against a potential alliance with right-wing Prim...

Reuters | Published: 04.01.21 , 13:52 Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said on Thursday their COVID-19 vaccine is around 91% effective at preventing the disease, citing updated trial data that included participants inoculated for up to six months. The shot was also 100% effective in preventing illness among trial participants in South Africa, where a new variant called B1351 is dominant, although the number of those participants was relatively small at 800. While the new overall efficacy rate of 91.3% is lower than the 95% originally reported in November for its 44,000-person trial, a number of var...

Ra'am's Abbas says does not rule out cooperating with any politician Hassan Shaalan | Published: 04.01.21 , 20:34 Ra'am Chairman Mansour Abbas said on Thursday he does not rule out working with any politician. "Unlike all the politicians that running a campaign of disqualifications, I did not rule out anyone," he said. "I came here to represent a public the accounts for 20% Israeli citizens, that is suffering from major problems. In these times, leadership and responsibility are required. comment

Ben-Gvir slams Ra'am leader after speech: Tries to portray himself as a 'teddy bear' Moran Azulay | Published: 04.01.21 , 20:30 Far-right activist and number 3 in the Religious Zionist alliance, Adv. Itamar Ben-Gvir, called on the right on Thursday not to cooperate with Ra'am Chairman Mansour Abbas and said that such cooperation could spell the end of the Israeli right. Ben-Gvir said that Abbas was trying to portray himself as a "cute teddy bear" in a televised prime time speech he gave and slammed the Arab lawmaker's ties to the Islamic movement, to which Ra'am is affiliated, a movement ...