The prospect of Ra'am joining a hard-right government led by Benjamin Netanyahu cannot be ruled out, party leader Mansour Abbas said on Saturday as Israel's ruling coalition appeared to be on the verge of collapse.
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The Hebrew-language Walla News website cited Abbas as saying that should Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's government be dissolved, he would not rule out any potential partnership, including with Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich and far-right MK Itamar Ben-Gvir.
The first anniversary of the motley alliance that makes up Bennett's government is on Monday, June 13, but many pundits doubt it will survive long beyond the landmark.
Abbas, who heads the first ever Arab party to join an Israeli governing coalition, also praised the current government's efforts to stay afloat, saying that its possible failure has nothing to do with the novelty of an Arab party being included.
Meanwhile, Bennett too defended his government on Friday, saying: "After a year of actually running this government, my biggest realization is that Israel is at its best when we work together, overcome our differences, and focus on the good of this country."
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"This government," Bennett said of a coalition that includes hawks, centrists, doves, and Abbas' Islamist party, "is the antidote to political polarization."
i24NEWS contributed to this report.
