Islamist leader toed a controversial line. Israel's election results proved critics wrong

Mansour Abbas weathered a lot of criticism, but election results bear out his strategy, as the United Arab List leader's pragmatic, tight campaign and a helping hand from Netanyahu made him confound the pollsters https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-islamist-leader-toed-a-controversial-line-election-results-proved-critics-wrong-1.9654391 #israeli_arabs #israeli_elections #benjamin_netanyahu #joint_list