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Oct 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM ET
Mansour Abbas teams up with Jewish former police commander
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Mansour Abbas, an Arab Israeli lawmaker who helped oust Benjamin Netanyahu once before, has teamed up with a Jewish former police commander in an effort to do so again. Netanyahu and his chief rivals have said they will not form a coalition with any Arab-led party after the Oct. 27 election, even if that leads to months of gridlock and another vote.
WHO: Mansour Abbas and a Jewish former police commander
WHAT: Mansour Abbas and a Jewish former police commander teamed up to try to oust Benjamin Netanyahu again.
WHEN: Reported Oct 16, 2026 at 5:56 AM ET
WHERE: Israel
WHY: They teamed up to try to oust Benjamin Netanyahu again.
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