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4 stories from Middle East Affairs.
Arab party leader bets Zionist candidate will give votes more power
Mansour Abbas, who leads Raam, a conservative Islamist party representing Palestinian citizens of Israel, has placed a former Zionist police commander near the top of his electoral slate, betting the move will make his party's seats attractive to potential coalition partners.
Israeli military figure attacks rabbi's ban on voting for party with Arab candidate
A retired Israeli general defended an Arab candidate on his new political party after a prominent rabbi said Jewish law forbids voting for a party with a non-Jewish member in a senior position.
ADL affiliate releases tracker assessing major US companies on Jewish employee support
JLens, an investment advisory firm affiliated with the Anti-Defamation League, has published a tracker assessing the 100 largest US public companies on their support for Jewish employees.
Arab parties warned that infighting could prove costly
Arab political parties in Israel face pressure to unify for elections, as Mansour Abbas's Ra'am party brings on security veteran Yoav Segalowitz, a self-described Zionist, in an attempt to bridge Jewish-Arab political divisions.
