Ra'am facts for kids
Ra'am, Hebrew: רע"מ , a Hebrew acronym of HaReshima HaAravit HaMe'uhedet, Hebrew: הרשימה הערבית המאוחדת ,
the Arab version: al-Qā'ima al-'Arabiyya al-Muwaḥḥada, Arab: القائمة العربية الموحدة ,
both meaning The United Arab List, is an Israeli political party.
Its ideology is Arab nationalist and Islamist.
Political leader is Mansour Abbas.
Ra'am was founded in 1996 as an alliance of Mada (Arab Democratic Party) and the southern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel.
Its supporters are Islamic and nationalist Israeli Arabs, especially the Bedouins among them.
Number of seats in the 23rd Knesset: 4 (+1).
Ra'am is cooperating with Balad, Hadash and Ta'al as HaReshima HaMeshutefet (Hebrew) or al-Qa'imah al-Mushtarakah (Arab) (both meaning The Joint List). Together they have 15 seats.
Coalition parties:
Likud faction (37: Likud [36], The Jewish Home [1]) ---- Blue and White (15: Israel Resilience Party [15]) ---- Shas (9) ---- United Torah Judaism (7: Agudat Yisrael [4], Degel HaTorah [3]) ---- HaAvoda (3) ---- Derekh Ererz (2) ---- Gesher (1)
Opposition parties:
Yesh Atid-Telem (16: Yesh Atid [13], Telem [3] ---- The Joint List (15: Hadash [5], Ra'am [4], Balad [3], Ta'al [3]) ---- Yisrael Beiteinu (7) ---- Yamina (5: New Right [3], Tkuma [2]) ---- Meretz (3)
Images for kids
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United Arab List election ballot, 2013
See also
In Spanish: Lista Árabe Unida para niños
