Ra'am's Abbas announces former Yesh Atid MK Yoav Segalovich will join Arab party slate

AUGUST 31, 2026 20:40Ra’am Party leader MK Mansour Abbas announced on Monday that former Yesh Atid MK Yoav Segalovich will join the Arab party’s slate ahead of the upcoming elections.Abbas and Segalovich made the announcement in a joint press conference.Segalovitz had recently announced his resignation from the Knesset and departure from the Yesh Atid Party, which opposition leader Yair Lapid leads.Ra’am Party leader MK Mansour Abbas and former Yesh Atid MK Yoav Segalovich. (credit: VIA WALLA)The addition of a Jewish candidate to the party's list has been widely seen as a way for Ra’am to be viewed as a more viable coalition partner ahead of the elections.In 2021, Ra’am joined the coalition during the Naftali Bennett-Yair Lapid government, marking the first time an Arab party was a formal member of a governing coalition. The move to include Ra’am in the coalition was highly criticized.Though Ra’am seeks to be part of the coalition again, most opposition parties in the bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have rejected the possibility of forming a government with any of the Arab parties.Segalovitz was a former head of Lahav 433. He had worked in the Knesset during the Bennett-Lapid government on combating violence in Arab society.There had been ongoing reports that Segalovich would soon join the Arab party ahead of the October elections.This is a developing story.Follow us on Google