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Ra'am chair calls for Jewish-Arab cooperation, says doesn't rule out working with anyone Addressing the nation in Hebrew, Arab lawmaker calls for 'coexistence between the different communities living in the Holy Land', does not pledge his allegiance to any Knesset bloc, says beholden only to his constituents Hassan Shaalan | Published: 04.01.21 , 21:08 In a televised prime time press conference, Ra'am Chairman Mansour Abbas called on Thursday for cooperation between Israel's Arab and Jewish communities but did not name which candidate he would recommend to the president to form the next go...

Bennett to meet with Netanyahu, Lapid over weekend for government talks Following a week's silence during which he remained coy on the identity of the candidate he will recommend to the president to form the next government, right-wing lawmaker launches round of talks amid heavy pressure from the right Moran Azulay | Published: 04.01.21 , 17:22 Yamina Chairman Naftali Bennett will meet with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid over the weekend. The meetings with the right-wing lawmaker follow a week's silence during which he refused to identify the candid...

As new cases drop, Israel's hospitals begin closing their COVID wards With over 50% of Israelis fully vaccinated and infection rate down to single digits, some medical centers report no new virus patients have been admitted in past days; one hospital director says decrease much slower in Arab sector Adir Yanko | Published: 04.01.21 , 14:14 As new coronavirus cases continue to drop, some Israel's hospitals begin closing their dedicated COVID-19 wards, which have recently started to empty out. Israel launched its high-paced vaccination drive in December and has so far fully vaccinated over...

Gantz to Ra'am leader: Netanyahu is lying to you Moran Azulay | Published: 04.01.21 , 20:07 Before Ra'am Chairman Mansour Abbas was set to address the nation in a televised speech, Blue & White Chairman Benny Gantz called on the Arab lawmaker not to support a government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Israeli Arabs have been harmed in recent years by a series of actions led by Netanyahu. This has not changed, and it will not change." Gantz said. "Now that he needs you, he will tell you stories and promise everything — he is lying. All he wants is one vote, to overthrow the ...

Pharma giant says jab is 100% effective in preventing illness among trial participants in South Africa, while the new overall efficacy rate is lower than the 95% originally reported