Ra’am Chairman Mansour Abbas recommended Gadi Eisenkot to President Herzog to form the next government

During the meeting, Herzog repeatedly pressed Abbas to explicitly condemn Hamas as a terrorist organization, but Abbas refused to use the term, despite supporting its disarmament. When questioned about his refusal, Abbas said he needed room to protect his family and serve as a bridge, adding that the issue was, in some respects, a matter of “pikuach nefesh.”