Alhwashla attacks Israeli coalition, exposing Ra’am’s push to reshape power through Arab political mobilization.
Ra’am MK Waleed Alhwashla has accused Israel’s government of entering what he called a political “frenzy” as the country moves closer to another Knesset election campaign.
In a video message, Alhwashla claimed that coalition lawmakers are advancing measures that threaten Israeli democracy, pointing specifically to debates in the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee over the authority of the Attorney General and the Police Internal Investigations Department.
He also attacked Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, calling him “a racist and an agitator,” after accusing him of ordering the eviction of residents from Khan al-Ahmar, the Bedouin outpost east of Jerusalem that has long stood at the center of legal, political and security disputes.
Alhwashla framed the coming election period as a decisive moment for Arab political participation. He said the Arab sector must act in the next phase to remove the current government from power and help form an alternative coalition.
According to Alhwashla, such a coalition would allow Ra’am and Arab representatives to secure what he described as real achievements for Arab society.
His remarks highlight Ra’am’s political strategy ahead of elections: mobilizing Arab voters against the right-wing government while seeking renewed influence inside a future coalition. For Israel’s nationalist camp, the message will likely be seen as another warning that Islamist-linked political forces are preparing to use parliamentary leverage to weaken the current government and reshape national policy from within.
