
The Arab Ra'am party, led by Mansour Abbas, nominated Gadi Eisenkot as prime minister during consultations with President Herzog, underlining the importance of the high turnout of the Arab community.
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The Ra'am Party won 8 seats in the recent Israeli elections. The Joint List, made up of three Arab parties, obtained 11 seats.
The Arab Ra'am party (8 seats) has indicated Gadi Eisenkot as prime minister for the formation of a new government during consultations with President Herzog.
''We are the largest Arab party in Israel,'' said Mansour Abbas, party leader, specifying that the Joint List, which obtained 11 seats, is an alliance of three Arab parties.
''The Arab turnout during the elections is the most relevant data that comes as a response after four years of marginalization, incitement, racism, loss of personal security,'' Abbas added.

The Joint List, a coalition of three Arab parties, announced its unanimous decision to recommend Gadi Eisenkot to form the government, while expressing reservations about his determination to counter Netanyahu's policies and hate speech.

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