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Ra'am, headed by MK Mansour Abbas, declared on Sunday that it will conduct primary elections for the first time ever on August 22. Party members will choose the candidates for the Knesset ahead of the upcoming national vote.

The party's statement notes that the gathering forms part of its final organizational steps and satisfies its constitutional duties.

The event marks a key organizational and political step for the party. It occurs as Ra'am works to reinforce its structures, grow its membership base, and strengthen its reach across different sectors and regions within Arab society.

Ra'am Criticizes Government Policies

This step holds added weight for Ra'am given the tough conditions confronting Arab society. The party points to what it calls the unprecedented discriminatory measures and actions by the Netanyahu-Ben-Gvir-Smotrich government.

The United Arab List added that it aims to oust the current government and install a replacement in which the party plays an active role. This new government would tackle the issues affecting Arab communities.

Ra'am now stands as the fourth Israeli party to organize primaries. The others include Yair Golan's The Democrats, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud.